Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-17

Toronto, or Montreal. using Canadian
and labor, and taking adj
vantage of Canadas abundant water
power. This morning l purchased
films made by the Eastman Co. in
Canada for an English make of
The returned soldier is as much in
evidence as at home, and there is, of
course, much larger proportion of
wounded. The Canadian govern
ment offers every soldier a farm, and
although the cost of living is at least
as high as at home. there is, on the
surface at least. little unrest.
The streets of the old part of Mon
treal are just as the French laid them
out in 1872, and only two have been
changed in name since that time. The
widest street in the old town was 80
feet, and most of them were only Is.
have seen teams and automobiles
backing out of alleys so narrow that
only one vehicle could pass through,
to make room for others which had
entered unseen at the other end.
To add to the confusion, in the
congested district vehicles keep to
the left, while in the newer part of
town the American rule is enforced.
Old houses of stone or red brick,
with green shutters, open directly off
the side streets in the business dis
trict. The retail stores are on Ste.
Catherine street, wide, modern
avenue: and in the newer residence
districts everything is American in
appearance.
Cabs drawn by one or two horses
are much more in favor than taxis,
and at the central cab stand at Do.
minion Square long line of "Victo.
rias" much like those in use in Wash
ington, D. c.. is always waiting. II
a cab drops out of line, the horse be-
hind will move up, and all the others
follow, even though the drivers be
summing themselves on park bench
at distance.
Montreal is named after Mount
Royal, which we thought would be
quite sight, SO yesterday we took a
trolley ride around the two noun
tains." We didn't even see one.
Mount Royal is gently sloping
wooded hill, 700 or 500 feet high,
which is used as public park, and
we were treated to green lawns and
bright autumn leaves instead of rocks
and waterfalls.
Montreal is fascinating place to
anyone interested in foreign trade
Although 1t is 400 miles from the
mouth Of the st. Lawrence, and the
port is open only seven months of the
year, its commerce is second only to
that of New York on the American
continent. This is very largely due
to an enterprising port commission,
similar to that of Seattle or Tacoma.
Among other things, the commits
sion operates two of the three great
elevators, where grain is unloaded
direct from the cars and loaded with
out rehandling into ocean-going YES
sells. The new crop from Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, and Alberta is now on
its way, and until the river freezes
wheat will pour like water through
Montreal, on its way to hungry Eu-
rope.
To an American, the system of ed
ucation which has grown out of the
religious and racial situation here
seems peculiar. Protestant and Cath
Ollie children are educated in separate
schools, both systems supported by
the government. Catholic and Prot
estant taxpayers pay taxes to, their
respective school funds, and taxes
from corporations are divided pro
rata. Protestant students attend Nc
Gill University and Catholic Laval,
both of which are complete, even to
law and medical colleges, but are
privately endowed.
One of the quaintest old world
places in the new world is the Trap
pist monastery at Okla. which we
reached by short railway and ferry
trip. The monks observe perpetual
silence, except when addressed by
their superior. and entertain all who
come, setting before them twice daily
curious medieval meals of bread and
vegetables.
The monks live by working large
farm, and fairly fascinated us with
their strange silence, their cells,
scourges, and rude beds, and their in.
tense absorption while at their devo-
tions, bent over the ancient psalters
in the chapel.
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