VANCOUVER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1899, 6 November 1913, Page 6

VANCOUVER.

GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS. ART OF ROAD-MAKING.

"Vancouver is going ahead by leaps and bounds," said Mr. R. . Shoobridge, of Now Zorfolk,'Tasmania, who last week returned to Sydney from a M'ip to Caliada and tho United States. "Tho progress that has been mild© ill Vancouver is phenomenal,' 8 ho went oil. "Ton or twclvo years ago tho city had a population of only 35,000; to-day its population is 175,000, and it is growing iast. A very largo harbour scheme has boon entered upon, and there is a sound foundation for the prosperity at the pla.ee. Iksides tho wheat-growing ureas oE Western Canada, tliero are enormous timber resources, and the. fell canning iudusry is a very big thing. Though tho climate is rigorous, it seems to ino that Western Canada is tho placo to make money. Thousands of American farmers aro flocking there. Then, facilities for handling gram and getting it to tho market aro much hi advance of ours, particularly iii regard io the bulk system. Tho farming lands in their virgin state aro cheaper than m Australia: the cost of bringing the land into cultivation does not run into so much, and tho average returns aro lar tetter. So that altogether there is no doubt in my mind that tho Canadian farmer is better off. Ihero arc- great (wjcnmgs over there for our produce, but ifwo are to secure tho same advantages as New Zealand, we must Imvo rccrpro- " Another thing that struck mo was the superior system of street u lak "'§' First of all, ttare is a concrete bed, and the metal put on top of bnte into fine pieces, .and thoroughly well dressed and rolled. It would be a good thine if those responsible for tho making of our streets were sent over there to get lessons in tho art of ma ting decent metalled roads. Wo don't understand it here!"