The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09
FARMS. FURs .tND GOED ALLURE.
ousario's Prn,sr- NJ Sung By Ber lieutsrs.
ani-s;o> eruor.

In Canada a Lieutenant -(ioy.rnor il
about tbs, same ~ a Governor Of n stats
on this side Of the border. the Lieutsnar.
being siperhuo,s. ~ Mr. Gibson is n.
executive head ~ the province
business in Ontario Is in good shape,
said Gov. Gibson vest ertiay. and IN.
people ar. happy, think We were
affected 10y III. Ge;l rrssion Of three Wears
ago lsss than p"ople elsewhere, for We
kept going nn steadily right through il.
The northern pert OF the province.
which is, - fertile he'll. was re ,,rr,e |
up I" . few years az" as IA useless " iicer.
ness. bu is now judG-i To bS capable u
supporting populh; ion 81 several mill
nns. The land IL easily cleared and the
country Is not any further north than
spll hern Manitoba, while the clirnat. Is
Iniiier than that II much II the cn,rtry
further south. the northern shor, ~
Like Superior being the co,dss. part 4
Oniar;,
Moreover we have Cobfst AMI PorCu-
pine. the latter the new gold mining camp.
From cll can garh-r Porcurine IL iiScly
tn nan out vol No ertihriai ii,c- -,
have heen employei - draw r-pui. t.
fne camp. and II IL ahn'i'd become -
permanent gold minin- r-n;r. !. - h',In
Ia hep considerably in establishing
~; tlcrs in the horthern part Of Ontario.
Immediately after gold was d-coN er,si
az Porcupine ste,s We're taken by The
Government - rrNvent everything IN ,I"ht
Nom being grabbed up. The Government
IL now building a railwaT right 20 Porcu-
pine. which wouhi rrobahly haze been
done ,oner had il not been thought wise
&, let the mining prospect he demon
ra.ed We hEve built a HIGHWAY mt
the region IL was n 6ifficult thing +, do
bu, II will b. very useful in the winter
seas m whsn Inc pnn,!s and creeks are
frozen up.
The population OF Ontario is incr-as.
ing rapidly 40 far as the cities are con
rernrd. but on the whole the incrras.
IL fairly offset 10y tbs. drift that is taking
plac,. To :;as<atC h-wan and Alberta This
takes away from III" Ontario farms a
great part OF the hest element IN or
rural population. IL If not matter for
surpr.s... BECAUSE there il 20 much IN tn.
Northwest to attract il ~ so easy To get
FARMS practically for nothing
The topic OF main interest in Canada
lust now seems to bc the British rIrC-
tons We arc not actively concerned
in the is-'ic. but ! think that part Of the
news IN what tine average anacian Turns
to in the morning At ottawa the Domin-
ion Parliament mas been discussing tn.
new naval policy. The proOo-ll IL noS
to b,uh several 'rui'"r- and d"-tror~rs
Ne already have secured two vessels.
On. on the Atlantic and tn other on the
west coast ~ a navy Our navy H. intended
TO b,- ia the mature Of a reasonable force
for policing our waters
The settlement; that u going into
northern ontario il not - large a. we
should like to -e''. hut tn" Grand Trunk
I'ariiic nlnr through rhc cent? Of that
rcgion and so does the CanaiIan North
era Ines, ARE both sbIn1 a"T,'~- BI'
continent V'r5 rapIdly ana when they
ar. Completed Sili necessarily "I-n ur
the northern cart ct ontario. "hiIh -
in reality on the Hudson BAY -lou-
The GovernCrs attention was called
to recent article i'll magn2ln" which
Predicted that within something ike IN"
wears IL would b. impossible. To buy iur-
q any ki,.d
4 cnrno, give Won mich definite IN
formation on the subject ne -aid. -bIr
| no know that one of IN" Northwestern.
mounted policemen has been up in tn.
far North investigating III" prospects
Of tho fur trade We have "A very large
Algonquin Par" wh"re no
shooting Of beaver and other fur hea-ing
animals IL allowed They ha"" .wh1f
We ell tn. benefit - clergy When
they once get into the park they ar. shell
tered u L. i.-toni~hug no" GuicHv
IN, instinct 81 q far hearing animal l.id-
MIN ro where there ~ protection
-Scvr-si yc,rs ago The rcaver was
becoming rar~ IN Ontario he ha- M
multiplied that steps hav. leon taken
allowing his capture. IN" r"r"ni" from
his hid" icing u-"d for park purposes
In tn" paTk tho arr Simply tumSliug
Nor N h. pg
IN" other small animals.
In n" Ear north ] am AFRAID thor.
IL som" llis Iiica ION for III" i"lr cN-
pressed Th"rn Er" "a few herds Of buffalo
eft hut IN. buffalo hide IL no longer
an article Of commerce tn" musk o..
which seems an eScrllcnt Sub-Litu'" for
tho buffalo -r.n- capnh!" of furnishing
a long. continuous supply of comfort
able robes but I rather think ihr lndlln
has ..Lpo-.al 81 great many md that
hc animal il NOT IN bS found ~ eNtoaSively
in northern Canada a. was ,upposad
-Nloo~.. are plentiful now We had a
closed -s-a-on in Ontario for many years
We now allow the hunter unccr special |
.iccn,s' TO shoot ono rnoosc. and one II .
ihosc splendid creatures i enough for a.y .
inan.
The railroad which We are extending
into the mining region IL already ESQ
mics long and connects with IN. trunk
systems "" arr also building many
IN" I~'Iir iSflCllthrlI parts .
~ rh. north IN" railroad il Operating
under a commission and seems "a =.
working well This Government rail-
road Diners about A. luxurious travel "a.
-omo Of the fncr American raiwIv.
Quite a numh"r of people arr getting
into the way ri summ"ring in northern ,
Ontario. a. vol A. thosr who 20 there AZ
other seasons for hunting While tn,
whole expense. 81 game protection IL B
borne by OF the revenue. which runs /
all the way from sInn.OO 10 s2N 90 "A
year. the rev.nw could be greatly in /
r"a~"d but w" hav. not sought Ia turn
hunting into a sourC-. 81 grcai profit. as
has been done III Maine