ALADDIN'S CAVE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 22 January 1907, Page 4

ALADDIN'S CAVE

EAKL (.KEY OX THE WEALTH UK CANADA Toronto, November 30.' Earl drey, the l.'overiior-Clcneral of Canada, replying lu luo toast of his health proposed at a banquet given in his honor by the Canadian Club last night, referred to his recent trip from St. John tu Vancouver, and asked:— "What is the development IVing within the womb of these great, rich, and fertile lands, nearly every inch of whicii is suitable fur happy English homes!: Why miss that,, 'it is only a question of time before you, if united and incoiTiiptiible. become tee most powerful factor in the English spak nig world. '"The varied and extensive character of your material resource-; indicates that Aladdin local ed his treasure cave in every pan of Camilla." His Excellency congratulated llie.n on the proved existence at Coba't of large deposits of some of (lie richest silver ore in the world, of which no one was yet in a position to say how far the depth ami area extended', lint he warned ilic people of Canada, Xew > ork and Loudon, before purchasing ■stocks, carefully to discriminate between mere prospects and proved, mines. Est tliey found themselves owners c !' surface rock and trees

ll'. said Flail (Irey. the growth of the North-West proceeded at the present pace, if was only a question of time before the farmers of the Dominion looked to tl e Orion!, as the market for their produce. Alt hough Cenada possessed the natural trade between Eu rope and the Easl. her exports last year only amounted to I per cent of Uiose from the t'niled States "1 believe." said the (iovernor (,'cneral. "that ail abundance of capital is ready to develop Canadian resources if labor is obtainable. Jf railways •are to be bui.l quickly and lan'.l, cleared, the question of'cheap labor calls for attention."

Itcfcrring lo (he talk of the possible absorpti,;., of Canada by the I'nited States, Earl (Irey said: ' "Ar, A thousand times, n.,! - SlWme even 'l. s| '.:!. vi such a thing! The ;M - mvi , and development ,-f vonr -,,:,! ionalili brings su.'egili i,„.l secmliv to ]■„■' hind and the Emis-ire."