White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-12-31


The canal was built by the Royal
engineers in the third decade Of the
last century and is still in use, mon
ument to their skill and workmanship.
With the opening of the canal the lit
tie settlement grew in Importance, and
was called Bytown after Colonel By.
commanding the Royal engineers. 1t
soon became the headquarters of the
thriving Ottawa valley lumber indus.
try.
Beautiful driveways and natural
parks line the banks of Ottawas riv-
ers and canal and, though it is essen
TALLY city of homes, many industries
congregate there attracted by the
cheap water power developed by Chau-
diere falls. The original parliament
buildings were burned in 1916. A
magnificent Gothic structure has ris-
en- on the old site, crowned by cen
trail spire, Victory tower, 1856 feet high,
built to commemorate Canada's part
in the World war.
Montreal, the largest Of the Cana.
dian cities, was desolate st. Lawrence
river bank three hundred years ago.
1t was first visited by Jacques Cartier;
the first settlement on the site rose in
1912. Few cities have greater natural
advantages. At the head of ocean
navigation yet almost 1000 miles from
the Atlantic, it Is a natural gateway
for the commerce of the continent.
Her merchants have not been slow to
take advantage of the situation. IN
limited water power drives her indus
tries wheels.
Next to Montreal, ranks Toronto,
capital city of the Province of On
tario, the most thickly populated pro-
vince Of the Dominion. Nearly one
third of the Dominon's inhabitants live
within Ontario's borders. Toronto is
a worthy capital Of great province,
financial and industrial center, and
the seat of the largest university in
Canada.
For the next largest city, one must
Jump half way across the Dominion
! to Winnipeg, the distributing center Of
western Canada and, as it were, the
neck of the bottle, where the railway
| lines converge. Although slightly
more than a century old, it's rapid
growth has taken place during the
| past two generations. Now it is city
of fine streets, well-timbered parks,
and beautiful driveways along the AS
siniboine and Red rivers.
This is leafy city, far removed
from ones idea of a drab, treeless
prairie The noble parliament build
ings of Manitoba, are worthy of the
province. Growing with the great Ca
madam west, Winnipeg's future is as
sured. Some 900 miles west is Cal
| gary.
Two Big Cities in the West.
Vancouver with 10000 inhabitants
| and Victoria are in the spotlight
| among the leading cities of the Pacific
coast. Victoria, clinging to the south
| ern end of Vancouver island, is the
first city of the province of British
| Columbia. It was first settled in 1912
| by the governor of the Hudson's Bay
| company. 1t is perhaps the most Eng
| lish town outside of England. Its sit
| uation is delightful and the absence
| Of the rush and hustle of other west
ern cities, it's beautiful gardens, fine
| buildings, drives, and splendid climate,
| all lend it an attraction for those who
wish to lead quiet out-of-door life
and escape the rigors of the sterner
climate of other provinces. Esqui-
malt, the naval base, situated in a
nearby bay, is of Importance strate-
gically and the headquarters of the
Royal Canadian Navy and Imperial
fleet on the Pacific coast
Vancouver contrasts sharply with
Victoria. 1t is the metropolis of the
Canadian Pacific coast, thriving city,
still in, the making, each year increas-
ing it's Importance. generation ago
tall pines grew where it stands; in
1923 it's shipping trade was second
only to that of Montreal. With the
wealth of mines, timber, fisheries, and
agriculture not only of British Column
bia, but Of the western prairies be-
hind it, it cannot be otherwise than
one Of the great trading ports Of the
world 1t is the terminus of two ma
jor railway systems of Canada.
Just under the 100000 population
mark is Quebec which no narrative of
the Dominion fails to mention. No
city of the world has more romantic
history than the old French capital
nesting below the cliffs of the Citadel,
and the Plains Of Abraham, where
was finally decided In 1859, the great
struggle between France and England
for supremacy In the western hemi.