New-York tribune., 1906-09-22
DOMINION NOTES.
.,,,siun Bay Canal canddd' Nerf
Big Project.

,,,,srs- sept -. national undertaking OF
~ Cat nc ---,erf VIII be the construcHoh
!. csnsci~n - canal from the great lakes 20
fths os =. r,nai vii cost AZ least NV'V'o0oo
tunf-eAh ~ the millions al present hei'ls -,
rscl on s-,..ion OF tie new transoon,
ns -, -enresent TREMENDOUS o"l'as -,
saTa,, .-.,c-tstion systems for q oounus ~. ~
sno..,,-r of only 6.eoeo SOUS hut ',.e
irc7ritlr, s-or, the Atlantic 20 the Paeine j.
rsih r-..s, ,.ople o. to-day VIII soon become
tsi ths - -nore and that with the immense
t<T -. ,stlonal development there Is nov
rps2s =, The country staggering 70 INC
rs'A ,.-,--tsrtcy under such load.
81 . -, reason for the construction OF tbs
AZ So -. s,-.h m the report az the engineer ~
50 -. surveys. He estimates that there Is
ftT. so- the development OF hydTo-e4e. -
-, IN, extent of l.25oeo- -horsepoNrI 0'-s
p",. n the proposed waterway inns p
- :, mower development saeses's -,,,..- A.
r11 - a. industrial enterprise and strens mems
ros - a. those who desire 20 see The canal
stt..s =. a national work. To secure con-
Fs'..S, h,,lk % the grain carrying trade oflsi-
20 = fhs West an6 destined for tiaal Na's.
80 .-,.nditure Of s00 o0o0oo would be sigma
t.-.-f N itself. but y. IN addition the COM
- ne great undertaking placed al the
-, :, The Government electrical energy 70 tiie
-, ,.sssd the trade potentialities inNoiVsu
- !. . dffacult matter 20 estimate No1 0h4s
60 -. Electrical power be available for manu-
60 ~ - ru-Doses. but II would play no sman
- ~. sevelopment OF the mineral wealth stored
- ststricts contiguous 70 the Ottawa River.
-. smelling has been proved BY the energy
= ,.---sse cf the Dominion government 20 pe
r-s--siSlly 3 feasible, and n as u is bso belessS
tses,s--- q a horsepower the iron and other min
s.oos-ts lying In the country oraine1 x tne
2, 49, River need no longer remain unutiIiEeo- AS
49, -e-r.ine route with depth OF twenty teet
- -hannss anc ~ twenty-five 2eei on Nile tnite
s rs locks competent engineers say me me
s-sscs and grain from Duluth coula oe .ns u.ns-
49, = Montreal IN the largest carriers within
~ sn6 q hah or nVe oavs.
%, ,,vss,irarion carried on by the Canadian
.,---snt into the electric smelling o. iron ores,
-,i,b reference is made above. has attracted
.s---.,s interest throughout the v-orld. and has
- tha attention % foreign capitalists and
t--.sters on Canada one of the first steps OF
=, r,rsrnment was 10 appoint commission 20
,-.su-ste and report on electric smelling in Eu-
- Of which little vas knoNn On ms see OF tne
ti--Tf- The commission found that IN Europe
l,s ores Ee5 Si s5s3s5 iror NSssH o-Ss are m
s..fr magnetic u remained 70 be demonstrated
,Ssfser thev could BE- successfully treated by cleo
i--iT EKperincuts were carried on IN smelling
.,SsB. olGs al ssult Ste Marie and they proved
a = entirely successful AS result of these sue
tsIia experiments II is stated that one OF the
~ PittsburE ir0n men has II contemplation the
iiitashmsnt of an iron smelling industry IN
ir-sss sf some point where electric energy can be
rss-6v obtained As q result OF the Canadian eN-
rsneng electric smelters are 20 he established in
h. United states anc even IN Mexico The hrst
fisi " Z ne course a a short time al Band. Cal
Ths uds q immigration which SCI IN toward
c,assa few years ago increased largely in vol
t-e turrE the season which has Sust closed. The
iota number Of arrivals was n the vicinity OF
~f afn -,-ssL
ne arrivals IN the previous year. There was
6 hsavv advance IN the number of American set
iss who entered the new provinces OF Alberta and
sssEzfshsrsE. as compared with the previous sea
Eon whsn The movement was interfered with ap-
ra-sntly BY ne Presidential campaign. The new
couerE from Continental Europe were fewer IN
increase IN ne number q Scotch and English Who
cane into he country. These settlers ike those
iron me nitee States were OF the PROSPEROUS
casses alc consequently N a position 10 20 on
land of their oEn without delav as a result ~
tss .z1uT q population considers bic Interest has
tslertnsnt Which has heen engaged IN counting
l.,ss - /, ne provinces West Of the Great Lakes
a. 4 returns are not Vet in but they are COM
let Golgt % show that the West has A. rba
ls.s' lls population ~ about one million
lt1e-0 a-r9t double what Il was orlv f5Ea
80 lso = greatest increases have been IN
~ - A -s sskatchewan- Rural Manitoba has
3ls ios1s hcucing Winnipeg and Brandon bSS-Ts
Ss-.sa neF populatlon IN the short spsce OF fvs
i7..ee 70 her trade. TOO. Canada has had
---s'1-A year Particularly IN The products -
Az Has there been a big Increase n tbe
-s Id value % The goods sunplied 70 the
I H@ikel Fer instance. the exports ~ ca
- eheese we're 70 the value OF s9s 90 oaa IS
ll'su A-ih 81 ol 90 IN former years. ThA ex-
7" ullier increased by nearly three million
- sna O. wheat from q little over eleven
- '-.lsis % over thirty-siE millions This
-e-aulan meat packers expect largely "a IN
- .sH exports 70 Great Britain al the ex-
s--..---' - 1hlcago packers. Trade agents Of the
A. A- - a. the leading cities IN England re-
r.issrSs..A AIaelican goods are piled high IN the
hnsss nj - =. oi, People took 70 eating cheese
nl-fhs ~, s-,sl 80 meats during the summer
ts.-,e .9toeo 10 50 hack 10 a meat d,st -T'sa
D. ~. - 80 the Canadian canned goods svill
g-.s-.lI ~. lI m cleaner surroun5fnSs s,S .bst Sg 81
a. ft..- = Lfe Canadian factories car vnafr-
srle eEpsv- ,-s iney vii he shle 10 build up
hrs5 a. - Uaue which was formerly n tbs
'"s american packers
49,. ''iuent has announced that the new
- arr VIZ be ready Tor n-esen,a,tor -
- When IL meets early in November
= pfae'ically new tarfff. as rrovisions
-.,.-.-.--.1e &c ior a maximum a minimum and a
hr..s.. "sl This VIII give a three column list
rmA s et present. But while the changes
-. '-inefous, The eject viii not be either 20
ttcl or 49, iy reduce the existing tariff
h9aFy 49, Nho.s has worked in a fairly satis-
rt-i 4, --elier- The 81 l-s per cent rrefe-enoa
~ cths- tktenoee 10 Great Britain and GER
esrs-S ss Canada's are 10 them vii he
ls.e.rtSi Ia Ia some items viii have a higher
b. q lov- - ahe Others lower rate. There
q a. ss a 10 Der cent preference and as
"a a. ~ ne otjeets 90 The preference fn this