Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-14
WEATHERFORU. s.
MADE NCANADA'
Geographic Bulletin De-
scribes Latest Provinces in
Northwest to Go 'Dry."

Imagine the American west Of pie
feat. And vet the latest regions to
adopt prohibition are the three prai-
RE provinces of = CONGRATULATIONS
Saskatchewan and Alberta-which
are to be compared in some ways to
| such states as Kansas, the Dakotas
Or Montana in the late. eighties The
National Geographic Society describes
these most recent recruits to the pro-
hibition forces in a bulletin issued
from its Washington headquarters.
THE prairie provinces of Canada
Manitoba, saskatchewan and Alberta
are not without their bids to fame.
| For example: ~; - -: =. III
-'aThe last of the wild, buffalo herds
Loft. America, survivors of the millions
of animals which roamed the plains
and woodlands Of the continent, now
ranges through northwestern AL
berta- * -.
'This province alone is estimated to
contain 15s!per cent of the worlds
known coal SUPPLY
1.-The myriad of, wild ducks. geese
and other migratory fowl that ny
most part bound for the northern
parts of the three prairie provinces,
where they build their nests and
rear their young,
U. s. Weather ,"Made in Canada"
"And much of the weather of the
limited States is Manufactured in Al
lberta- This Is not an idle fancy. the
United States weather bureau recog-
pizes that large number of what are
technically known as disturbances
originate near the. little town OF
Medicine Hat. a. few miles over the
Canadian line" north OF Montana
sweep down along -the roots OF tne
Rockies and spread out to the eas.,
ward. CARRYING in their trains cold
I waves. windstorns, rain, sno" anu
billiards. ,,s~'Sc
.The three provinces are natuIAIy
| considered at once, for among the.n
they cover all of Canada, when is IN
process OF being settled, west VI eno
older great lakes province OF on1
tario and east of the ROCKY moulI
tains. This is Canada's west, WIZ
restless pioneer spirits from all lanus
are carving, out an empire as Mn
dred spirits a generation, or SO aso
wroueht the wilderness of the Mis-
souri, valley and the great american
desert into the rich states OF tooas' ;,
600 Miles From Arctic Circle. =
vantages, over. those who won tne
American west, -in that they nave.
better railroad methods. and EQUIP.
ment, telephones and wireless. 6u.
they have a relentless new enemy IN
the bitter cold of the northern re-
gions of the provinces. For tnoug1
the southern portions are separated
from the United States by only n
line, ana are similar 70
the northern reaches Of Minnesota.
North Dakota and Montana. OF when
they are geographically part, TO the
north the three provinces sweep 10
within 500 miles Of the arctic circle. l..
'aThe predominant part OF the popu-
latfon and development OF the tnree
provinces is In their southern naiVes;
In this region winnipeg, capital OF
Manitoba, with it's population ciose
to ao0, 200, is Canada's Chicago o1
generation or SO ago; while Edmon-
ton. capital Of Alberta, is the 81. Pauh
Of a similar period. The northern
portion of the provinces is a region
crossed by many rivers and dotted
with numberless lakes-a region d.
vided between woodlands and mus
Kegs or swampy fats. There tiIei
trapper still reigns supreme and life
10 primitive" =