Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS.
"Suuscf Canada British Columbia and

Sunset Canada, British Columbia and
Beyond" An Account of its Settlement;
Its Progress from the Early Days to the
Present, including Review OF the
Hudsons Bay Co; Its Unique Cities
and Attractive Towns and Their
Industries; A Survey of the Different
Peoples to BE Found There, Including
The Japanese and Doukhobors; An
Analysts Of What it Offers in Oppor-
tunity to the Home Seeker, the Ag-
riculturist. the Business Man, the
Sportsman and the Traveller. BY
Archie Bell, author of "1he Spell of
China" ''The Spell of Egypt, The
Spell of the Holy Land" With o
map and fifty-six plates, OF which
eight are in color. Boston, Mass:
The Page Co, So Beacon street. Pnce,
$3.50
America accepts her vastncss and her
opportunities with such calmness, amount
ing almost to nonchalance, that II is only
when convincing and informing volume
such as Mr. Bells presents itself, that
any of us appreciate the great empires
of the New World II is no wonder the
German Kaiser envicd America tiil he
lost himself and his country IN an orgy
of blood and attempted theft. There
are almost countless empires in the
Western Continent, of greater extent
of territory and OF vastly greater IN
natural resource, than the whole OF
Germany. IL is of British Columbia,
one of the finest of these empires, that
MIR. Bell writes in his latest volume
He writes with delightful simplicity OF
style and gives splendid resume OF this
great country, its already achieved
developments, and its possibilities.
British Columbia was so named by
Queen Victoria She wanted TO call
the province Columbia, and, there being
already n Colombia in South America,
and Columbia being another name Tor
the United States, she decided that the
Distinguishing "British" had better he
used as prefix Ii is affectionately
called "B c." by its inhabitants. MIR
Bell knows the wonderful climate OF
this part of Canada, and tells his readers
how very livable IT is SO temperate
that the thermometer gets very little
below zero in winter, and with heat
equal to that of any part OF the United
States in summer IL has areas ef ex-
ccssive dryness, where irrigation is necess-
sary. and areas Of we'll watered hills,
valleys and tablelands, suited to all forms
Of agriculture. Nature has been wonder
fnl in It's bounty to this territory. IL
has vast undeveloped resources IN mines
and forests, in fisheries and furs, in farms
and grazing, and in manufacturing ia
cIllties.
As for scenery. its grandeur IS beyond
compreheDsion unless one were to sec
for himself. although MIR Bell, with his
word pictures and his wonderfully bea'l-
tiful illustrations, provides such clear
ideas of its mountains and lakes, hords
and harbors, that a longing to sec II
is one result OF reading the book.
The undaunted pioneer spirit OF the
people Of "B G. their determination
to build beautiful CITIES and TO rear
great industries, is one OF the splendid
points brought out by Mr.. Bell IN the
history Of the province that he gives
II is a history full Of romance OF early
struggle and OF great wealth producing
growth Charles l., with a scratch OF
the pen, gave away the rights OF trade
and possession of this part of Canada
to the Great Hudson Bay Go, composed
of few gentlemen adventures. The
story Of this company is Of intense inter
est. and one learns with wonder what
a tremendous factor il was IN holding
the country for Great Britain.
In contrast to great, throbblng IN
duStrl3l dcVelopileHISr anu 1A' E4o"'H
of power. is the story of those Russian
Doukhobors, who sought community
life and religious freedom. and who,
after terrible struggles in Russia, finally
found peace and opportunity for work
in a new land The Doukhobors have
been cruelty misrepresented, and Their
true story reveals them as an admirable
people.
AS a land Of great natural advantages.
a land where work and recreation both
stand out prominently, where exist
the poise and calm of Nature in her most
wonderful manifestations, and as a land
where a great people are working out
their destiny, BRITISH Columbia earns
our admiration, and the admiration
comes to us because of Mr.. Bells splendid
book that puts it all before US clearly
and delightfully."-
Received of the publishers.