Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
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s.. 100000 plant at Hamilton with about
! forty acres Of buildings, The Amer
| lean Locomotive Works has constructed
| great shops near Montreal and Is now turn
| ing out steam engines for the Canadian
| Pacific and other railroads. and the Sim
| pick Car Company is also making goods
| this side of the line.
| Canada is now smoking American to-
bacco made here by the American Tobacco
Company Ii lights Its cigars with matches
| made by the Eddy Company at Ottawa, q
branch of our Diamond Match Trust; and
it pays other bills with bank notes printed
in Canada by the American Bank Note
Company. This last company has a six
story building not far from the great gov
eminent offices at the Canadian capital, and
Is doing an enormous business.
All sorts Of other American institutions
are Establishing Canadian branches. The
Waterman Fountain Pen people do their
business from Quebec and Montreal. Low
ney's candies are to be made in Canada
in Montreal factory. and Baker S
chocolate has already an establishment here.
The Parke Davis Company have put up
q plant at Walkerville. which Is suburb
of Windsor, across from Detroit, and the
Globe Wernickle Bookcase people of Gin
cinnati and the Library Bureau Company
of Boston have established plants at Strait
ford and Ottawa.
Millions in Lumber and Mines.
Everywhere 1 have gone through the
lumber regions I have heard of Ameri-
can money, which Is invested in forests,
pulp works and saw mills. Among the
biggest lunlbermen are men from Buffalo.
Detroit and New York city. They have
large saw mills; and one company is now
arranging to spend 81, 100000 in developing
its properties.
The exploitation of Canadian mines Is
based on American gold. The big coal and
iron deposits Of Nova Scotia We're opened
UP by Henry N. Whitney of Boston. All
the nickel Of Canada, which constitutes
half the supply of the world. is being
mined 200 miles from where am
writing The mines and works are
owned by the International Nickel Com
pany Of the United States. 1t has spent
millions of dollars in putting up Its ma
chnery and in getting out the ore, and
its property is worth tens of millions. The
deposits north of Lake Superior and the
largest tracts In the heart of the Cobalt
silver field belong to an American COM
pany, headed by Earle of New York. and
backed, so I am told by millionaires be-
longing to the Standard Oil Trust. In
addition to this there is vast amount
of American money going into the west
The amount which has come in within
the last three or four years Is said to be
something like a hundred million dollars
furnished in small sums by American
farmer settlers. There are other millions
going into elevators, water powers ana
Hour mills
Canada's Biggest American Plant.
The biggest manufacturing plant In the
Canadian dominion belongs to Americans.
1t is situated here at Sault Sainte Marie. 1t
has, all told, buildings enough to cover
good-sized farm and Its branches extend
out SO as to take in the whole surround
ing country. America practically owns the
Canadian town of Sault Sainte Marie. 1t
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also the water power on. this side of the
great chute down which the waters of Lake
Superior roll to the level of Lake Huron.
The fan Is about nineteen feet and the cur
rent Is such that 1t will develop hundreds of
thousands of horse power 1t was this
horse power which began the investment of
many millions of Inflated American money
here at the Sault. 1 refer further on to the
building up and terrible failure of these
factories, which were established by +. H.
Clergue and financed by the Lake Superior
Corporation. They are now going through
the fire Of reorganization and most of
them will eventually pay, although the
money lost by the poor people In the stock
operations has gone forever. Thirty or for
ty million dollars or more has actually been
spent upon the properties and great part
Of this is in tangible shape. The institu-
lions which promise most profit are rapidly
being put into operation, and altogether a.
vast industry ID rising out of the failure
The institution, / am told. paid last year,
the first year since its reorganization,
100000 above its actual working expenses,
and fits managers tell me that 1t win yet
pay dividends.
All This Belongs to the United States
These American works are so large that
hardly know where to begin my descrip-
ton of them. have spent all Of today
tramping through the great stone buildings
on the bank of the river. One OF them is
the largest pulp mill on the North Ameri-
can continent and under 1t is the power
plant which utilities the vast force OF the
ST. Mary's river. Another structure. cover
ing. should say. hwenty or thirty acres.
contains the largest steel rail plant In Can
ada. including blast furnaces, and third
has one of The biggest sawmills along the
great lakes. The company has iron works
and car shops. factories for making wood
alcohol and charcoal, and veneering plant,
which, like many Of the other institutions,
is based on the Canadian tariff.
The company has built up and owns the
chief franchises of Sault sainte Marie, in
cluding the water works, lights and street