The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-22
In King Edwards Realm.
Sydney, Cape Breton, Dec. IL, ]

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EDITOR RECORD: i left Prince Edward
Island on the 9TH. My intention was to
have left there on the 4th, but or account
of a binding snow storm the steamer
could not cross the Northumberland
Straits. Tuesday was bright and cold
and we were safely landed at Pointe du
Chene, New Brunswick, after four hours
run. | left there on the 9TH and landed
here the next morning.
Sydney a City of 1900 is situated OH
the most northern and eastern end OF the
island of Cape Breton and is a yeritable
coal mining and iron manufacturing city.
1t is here that the Dominion Coal and
Iron Company's immense plant is situa-
ted which manufactures the steel rails
for nearly all the railroads in Canada.
The iron ore is brought here from New
foundland 80 miles distant and manu-
featured into steel and iron.
Coal is abundant everywhere in Cape
Breton and from North Sydney to Louis
burg a distance of 100 miles is a continu-
Gus line of mines. You see coal every
where and the atmosphere is loaded with
particles of palverized coal, coal SCOT and
coal smoke and it is indeed a little Pitts
burgh, at this jumping off place.
The Dominion Coal Co. will mine about
four nilllon tons, besides other coal min
u ,suPFth Sydney and LGaaoe ply, opu
Everything is booming here and tss;hor..
is plenty of money afoat. The average
pay of the miners is 81 a day and those
outside of the Scotch miners spend their
money freely while the canny Scotch puts
his surplus in the saving bank of which
there are four here, all Government in
situations, besides the Post Office saving
bank department, where numerous de-
posits are made.
All the surplus coal mined here after
supplying the local demands, goes to the
States where it is mostly used for the
manufacture of Illuminating gas. / have
been informed that all the coal used by
the Boston and Maine Railroad and the
Maine Central Railroad comes from Cape
Breton. 1t is cheaper to pay the duty
and freight on Canadian coal which can
be landed by water any where along the
New England coast, than haul it by rail
from West Virginia or Pennsylvania.
That is the one great reason why the peo-
pie OF the New England states want The
duty taken off coal.
Years ago when | lived in Canada and
up to ten years ago, every one was anx-
ious for reciprocal trade relations with
the United States. / never hear it men
toned now. When you ask any one
about it they reply in the negative. The
Canadians have adopted a plan of higher
tariff to keep out the manufactured goods
from the states and it is having the desir-
ed results. Instead of the American
manufactures trying to compete with the
Canadians in the anne line with so high
a duty against him he comes over here
and establishes a plant and makes the
same goods here, thus bringing addition
al capital into Canada and giving employ
ment to the people here.
A good illustration of the operation can
be seen in the erection of a four million
dollar plant in Central Ontario for the
manufacturing of Agricultural machinery
by a large concern from the States. The
same is true all over this country. As
the Canadian Northwest is growing in
population in leaps and bounds and it's
production of wheat increases annually
by millions OF bushels. Capitalists and
Manufacturer will seek this country for
profitable and substantial investment.
From the Manager of The Canadian
Bank of Commerce l learned that the
financial situation stood something like
this in Canada. On Nov. LIST the char
tered banks had on hand over $500. OOO.-
00g. To this could be added $50, OOO, 600
deposited in saving banks. This sum
represents about $40 for every man
woman and child in the Dominion. Ten
years ago these deposits aggregated but
SlS6, DOC, 900. Showing an increase in
cash OF $341 10000 within a
decade. Nd nation has proportionatilly
done better than this. Within the same
period the bank assets have grown from
1926, 0O0, 900 to $8l1, 800, 039.
The whole country is booming, indus
tries are every where active, good wages
are being paid, and large undertakings
are under way in many directions.
The Canadian OF to-day looks out over
the Dominion with a wider vision, and
sees of enterprise open of which
he never dreamed in years past.
New Castle, N. B., Friday, Dec. Is.
This City is situated on the west bank
of the Mirimichi River 40 miles from it's
mouth, and with Chatham a few miles
below ON the opposite side of the river
has produced and shipped great quanti-
eies of manufactured lumber of an extra
quality.
The Mirimichi River has produced
large quantities of smelts in winter and
salmon in summer. There is now two
feet of snow here on the level. Teams
crossed the river here yesterday on the
ice for the first time this season. The
at 6 o'clock this morning
was 20 below zero. At this writing 10
the mercury has risen to IL be-
low. The weather is clear and the at
mosphere is dry and keen as they ex-
press it here. The sun shines brightly
with no wind. Winter has set in all over
country and lumbermen and fisher
are exceedingly busy.
DIP. LEONARD.