Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-06

Canada are French and they hav
made N1Ontrel the metropolis OF tn
Dominion of Canada. The Frencl
language is generally spoken in Mon
treal, and the English ALSO. and TIN
newspapers are printed in both lang
uages Montreal has population
Of more than half million. 1t il
a well built city, granite being chief
| ly used in the construction Of build
ings. And small parks in the bust
ness as well as the residence sec
ton are noticeable feature. Ocea1
steamers come up the st. Lawrence
as far as Montreal, and it is only
1921 miles from Montreal to DuT
lin. This is about 400 miles less
than from any port in the United
States.
As far MS I could learn the French
Canadians are a contented and
prosperous people; and, strange as
it may seem to some, they are in
tensely loyal to Great Britain. !
was assured that if the question was
left to a vote of the French speak
ing people OF Quebec. they would re-
fuse, by an overwhelming majority,
to exchange the union-jack for the
tri-color of France. *
Our first stop after leaving Mon
treal was at Portland, Maine. which
is a city of 10000 inhabitants, dis
tant 300 miles to the southeast from
Montreal In travelling .betw
these two cities we passed through
portions of Quebec, Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine There is a.
strip of comparatively level coun-
try 80 or 40 miles in width along
the st. Lawrence river, but all the
rest of the way is a heavily wood
ed, hilly or mountainous region.
Both in Quebec and the above men
toned states the manufacture of
wood pulp is engaged in extensively.
Above large wood pulp mill,
saw river three times as large as
the Maquoketa filled with logs from!
bank to bank for distance of eight
Or nine miles,
Portland is a beautiful city and
has one Of the best harbOrs on the
Atlantic coast There are 3G5 islands
in the bay, and they are fortified in
IN up to date manner. No hostile
fleet could break through the SCI
gates of this city. Here the poet |
was born and grew to
and here the noted states
man,, Thomas b. Reed,was also born
,nly a few rods distant from the |
birthplace of the great poet. Reed
represented the Portland district inl
Congress for many years, and doubt
ess through his influence the harbor
approaches bristle with modern for;s.
I have Travelled at different times
III the way from Portland, near thu
Pacific coast in Oregon. to Portland
IN the Atlantic coast in Maine, and
Nowhere have I seen, north, SOUTH
,ast or west, an agricultural reglonl
It all comparable to the corn belt Of
owa. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
We spent the greater part Of a
lay on the ocean between Portland
md Boston, and the boat we were on
must have passed as many as 40 or
% whales. l stayed about an hour
md half on one of the upper decks
md during that time saw II OR Is
whales, some of them quite close TO
he ships side, but mos. of them GO
n so rods away. The pilot told me
hat it was not usual to see whales
n that part of the Atlantic Lut
hat the herrings he thought were
now and that the whales
lad followed them down from tie
labrador coast. The whales saw
Id not spout water every time they
anne to the surface.
AS we neared Boston the first
own we saw on the coast was Few
rly, where President Taft has his
home. Then a few niles
urther on we passed. the town where
DC Floyd Oson with his hard
leart, was tarred and feathered and
.arried in cart by the women OF
Then Lynn, with its
all smoke stacks, became visible. In
act all three OF these towns can be
cen at the same time from the pi-
o. house OF a passing ship. An cid
nan of the sea is pointing out the
stands, the lights, and the for:s,
modern and antiquated, while our
hip slackens it's speed SO as to
afely' enter it's dock at the intelcc-
ual hub of the universe.
E. NJ. Carr.
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