Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-07-27
RETURNS FROM
TRIP TO CANADA
CANADIAN RESIDENTS AND
THEIR CUSTOMS

Yes, our Canadian cousins arc
very much like residents of the Unit
ed States, said w. A Bartlett after
several weeks business trip TO Brit
ish Columbia.
But still they have a number OF
customs and habits which would
7 seem odd to us. There are two dis
trict classes in British Columbia, the
Canadians and English. The Cana
dians are more like Americans"
which name is used iii Canada to dis
tinguish residents residents of the
United States from Canadians. the
English residents still retain their
old country ideas of class distinc-
ton, are more formal in their ac
tiODs and dress. are less approach
able. and seem to consider themselves
insulted if spoken to without
formal introduction.
The women wear stiff looking
tailored suits, low-healed shoes. and
most of them carry heavy walking
stick or cane. They are great pedes-
trians and walk long distances, the
women taking long, swinging strides
like the men. Business men before
going to their Offices about a. m,
drop into the Tea Gardens" for a
cup of tea and toast. close their shops
early in the afternoon and take sew
eral hours on the golf links. or play
ing cricket or other outdoor sports.
Coffee is not popular Everybody
drinks tea.
They have not abandoned the
bicycle. using this mode OF travel for (
both business and pleasure. 1t is no
uncommon sight TO see number OF /
women "biking" over the country
bouleyards. Nearly all the automo- f:
biles are American makes. Fords. ]
Oaklands, Chevrolets, Caddillacs. and I.
McFarlands being the most common /
The Mcfarland is a Buick car with /
Canadian woodwork and upholster-
ing. In the larger cities auto jit-
neys and busses line the streets, /
many OF them offering regular five
cent trips in competition to street
cars which charge six cents.
Contrary to hearsay, one sees very
little drinking or liquor in British
Columbia. ! never saw bue one man
under the influence of liQnor and he
was IN American tourist There are
no open saloons in B. c., all liquor
being sold from Government licensed
stores and can be obtained only un-
der government permit. Fifty per
cent of the profit derived from the
sale Of liquor is turned over to the
town and city governments on basis
Of population. mad these funds ale
used for schol. hospital, or other
worthy purposes.
THE gvernment IN British Column l,
bia is very similar to ours. They
elect their own privincial and city
officers. the same as We do and have
their hot political differences. The
lieutenant governor represents the
crown. but eXerts little real author {
ty in local government All diplo- ,
matte affairs and national defense ,
questions are handled oy the British ,
government. and Canadians worry /,
little about such affairs.
Canadians feel very friendly to J
ward the United States. and il is most !
TO know that the Canadian I.
border is unfortifieG -er thousands Of :
niles on either side, and that a :
relatinship of common inter J
est has bound together these two !
greatest Mathis of the American con- !
inent under stronger bands and with )
greater security than all the nayies I,
md forts of the world could guar !
lntee."