THE CANADIAN METAMORPHOSIS
Mr.. Lloyd" Harris, head of the Cana-. rlian Mission in Londou, made a very interesting speech, at the luncheon ijiven l>v the. Canada' Club. Middle-aged men remembor that a generation ago nobody thought.of Canadian industry, except in connection with ' primary products; -the field, forest, nnd mine produced her wealth, and lnrdy pioneers left these islands to till the virgin plains of the North-West, Settlement crept steadily west, the railways followed, and . to-day 1 Canada has important 'manufacturing industries, lieforc the war the Dominion borrowed from London,,to develop its resources; during the war a complete change- took place. In the year ending ■ March, 19M, the es|>ort of Canadian manufactured good* wns vnlued tit ; . ■.£11.500,000; in the. year ending March. • s * 1018. the value of these exports had TJsen lo X1!>7,200,M>1). In' future Canada | hopes to be able to finance her own commerce. These are very reniarkabl" ' changes, and in framing the future tradepolicy of the Empire .it is clear that they must be taken into account. It is of no use to ignore the fact that condi* lions have rapidly changed.—"Times" , Trade Supplement... ' 1:~ ' *
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 246, 11 July 1919, Page 9
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186THE CANADIAN METAMORPHOSIS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 246, 11 July 1919, Page 9
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