Evening journal., 1922-09-09


"s2.," and Vancouver. where 1 am
today and where I'm turning east
IS in 80" so in our travelogs we've
covered the probable north and
south range OF our perigrinations.
The funny part OF It is that the
general climate OF these two cities,
situated at extreme ends OF the
great Worthwhile band around the
world, is very similar for at least
six months OF the year, that is from
May to November, never hot. never
cold. Just right. a good bracing
breeze In the afternoon and very
comfortable. warm nights, when a
light blanket feels just about right
accompanied by an open window or
held-back flap tent.
That's the way II is all along the
Pacific coast. from the Mexican TO
the British line. and travellers tell
me. save for mosquitoes. it's about
the came all the way to Juneau.
Alaska. That's one OF the wonder
full things the sea has done for the
world.
on Direct Line
Vancouver, IAN American city in
Canada" Is the metropolis OF British
Columbia. the largest seaport on the
Pac,fc coast Of Canada. the termi-
nus OF their own and leased lines of
six transcontinental railroads and OF
half dozen great trans-Pacific
steamship lines.
Vancouver Is on the direct line
from London to Yokohama. Shang-
hal. and Hong Kong. as no other
port of the Pacific is. just how much
good this fact will do her, remains
to be determined.
Many cities have suffered from
great fires ever since Sodom and
Gomorrah got into trouble for
their misdeeds. but Vancouver rather
holds the medal for modern de-
struction from this source.
In 1885. Vancouver was a big, I'M
portant trading and shipping town.
built entirely OF pine wood. In two
days she was utterly and absolutely
wiped out. So that Vancouver is to-
day just 35 years old; and for a city
OF $4,000 people to be built OF brick
and stone In that period. speaks well
for the initiative OF her builders. and
the wealth of the region about her.
Three Harbors.
Most coast cities are content with
one harbor. Vancouver has ;hree.
all OF them OF high order. Burrard
Inlet is the greatest Frazier river
has the advantage Of freeh water
harbor. The dominion govornmer;
has spent a couple OF million dollars
recently In harbor improvements.
elevators, etc, and the commefce OF !
the port is growing apace.
. The city controls it's own water |
system. drawn from the glacier-fed /
streams, and nearly every sort OF /
coast industry from fish canning to /
furniture manufacturing is found |
along or near the waterfront, the 1
b4S factories employing nearly 3O,0O0J
people.
British Columbia Is great en-
pire Of about 100000 square miles.
which IS bigger than all three OF our
great Pacific coat states! IL Is a
great, undeveloped empire. however.
It's surface having been barely
scratched in the forty odd years
since the Hudson Bay Company's fur
trappers wandered alone through its
trackless forests.
When you realize that the total
population Of this vast area Is only
465.0O0, OF which fully one-half Is
In and about the cities on Puget
Sound. you get some idea OF the pos
s.bilitles OF the future-if folks ever
can be persuaded to go out upon
the land and give up the pleasures
Of the bright lights for a season.
What we need is people" re-
marked a big dairyman to me. This
man came with his two hands and
an extra shirt. from Prince Edward
Island 10 years ago. / don't know
how much he's worth today, but he
has just bought a new dairy farm
for $4,000 cash. and now he's on
his way to the old home to tell 'em
III about Il.
We in the States" have our
troubles in persuading folks 10 go
Ipon the land. but our troubles
lren't a marker to those OF Canada.
Here they just crowd up as close
o the railroad station as they can
ret. and stick there in spite OF fate
md high water. And remember that
he Canadian government and Cana
Ian Pacific Railways land policies