The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
II. III. COUSINS Is
BOOSTER FOR MONTREAL.

of a given locality, has been better
developed in the United States. than
in any other country of the world,
but II. II. Cousins. Montreal attor-
ney, IN Washington for a few days,
would have us know that all the
boosters are by no means south of
the international boundary line.
From Cousins description of the
growth of Montreal and his glowing
picture of its future prospects, one
would say he had originally hailed
from Seattle. San Francisco or Los
Angeles, but he declared that he
had never seen the Pacific Coast, not
even his own Vancouver
There may be some Americans,
Cousins says, who still connect
Montreal with frontier posts and
raiding lroquois, but he wants to
remind us that the town has grown
a little from the settlement of those
days. This year the government Of
Metals will take the decennial CEN
sus, and il is hoped that the figure
will surpass 100000.
Montreal is gradually recovering
from the war" said Cousinss "and
business is getting back to normal.
Our merchants are laying plans for
more extensive business than ever
during the next few years. Some
/ are looking even further ahead, to
nNe and ten years, for we all feel
that nothing can prevent the con-
tinuance of the growth Montreal has
exhibited within the last half con-
tury."
1t was only fifty years ago,
Cousins pointed out, that Montreal
began to emerge from the infant
stage and take its place among the
growing cities of North America In
1871 Montreal had total population
OF only $4,000. During the ten years
previous the city had grown by
about 10000. These figures took in
the suburbs surrounding the city,
for they existed then as now. Since
then the total population has grown
to at least 100000. so that in little
over half century Montreal has
increased in population over eight
times.
viii Montreal have a population
Of more than two million people by
1880? Cousins thinks SO.
1T is not expected that the
growth will be so large in the next
halt century,, he said. The figures
from 1891. when there was a popu-
lation of $4,000. to today ought to
give better indication of what we
can expect in the next fifty years
II the ratio of growth remains the
same, Montreal will have in 1851, a
mere thirty years from now. a pop
ulation of over 100000 people"
Already forward looking civic
bodies in Montreal are trying to
visualize the future and, as in many
American communities, are urging
city planning in order to take care
OF the expected growth. according
to Cousins.
TT is hard to visualize what sort
of a city Montreal will be when 1t
has reached the 10000 mark"
said Cousins. Doubtless downtown
Montreal will remain much as il is
today. 1t has always been the imam
cial and business center. and moth
ing could be gained by altering IL.
The changes will come in the resi-
Dental districts which, as in other
cities. will gradually give place to
business houses and commercial es-
Establishments"
The problem of taking care of the
veterans of the world war, espe-
cialIy the disabled soldiers, has
been one which has received the
careful consideration of the Domin-
ion government, Cousins said
In Montreal the Department Of
Soldiers Civil Re-establishment has
been doing good work. By means
of government funds, according to
plan recently formulated, the de-
partment has been assisting these
men in finding sufficient work to
their
cases Of need are investigated and
the families provided for, but wher-
efer possible a man is encouraged
to work rather than have him and
his family become PUBLIC charges
MAXIMUM RELIEF
FOR WOUNDED MEN.
The government has set a maxi
mum amount to be dispensed in aid
ing each soldier and his family"
Cousins explained, and in the case
of pensioned men the amount of the
pension is deducted from that sum,
the remainder being spent in pro-
viding necessities for the families.
mo money is paid directly to the
men. The pinch of unemployme MT
has been noted for some time
amongst the veterans and especially
in the case Of disabled men who
have been unable to compete with
their more fortunate brothers in the
industrial world, but every effort is
being made by both government and
civil bodies to apply remedies which
will not tend to pauperize the men
or their families"
Canadians do not see portents Of
the downfall of the British Empire
as a result of unrest in India,
trouble in Egypt and civil war in
Ireland, Cousins declared.
During the war" said Cousins,
the whole desire of British states
men was to have the advice as we'll
as the support of the dominions. DAo
word was spoken which had the fla
vor of dictation or coercion. At the
present time no British Imperialist
has complained because Canada was
represented at Geneva, while the
British press has only praise for the
distinction achieved by the Cana
dian delegates. All responsible
British people, the world over. un-
derstand that the dominions have
become equal nations in the Empire,
and it is this feeling which serves to
strengthen the bonds of amity be-
tween the Mother Country and the
Colonies, however far-fung they
may be. F. VIC.
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