HAS CANADA BOLTED?

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 312, 10 January 1908, Page 4

HAS CANADA BOLTED?

THREE YEARS AGO AND NOW. * The change in Canada is certainly nun ellous." says Dr. Bell, Director of 'the (ieolugiY.il Survey, who has. just returned fmm a visit to Canda after three year*' absence from the land of his earlier labors. '"The progress is particularly apparent on the plains, where settlement has gone ahead'by leaps and bound*. Places which were village* thne years ;l go have now grown into cities. Although wheat crops last *ea*on did not come up to expectations, and the fruit crop was not a success. <till the country a< a whole U remarkablv prospers-. The country i* being vigorously opened up the far northwwt.

Canada's in infra! wealth lias been gieatly developed. especially in Northern Ontario, added Dr. Bell. There niany mine. arc being opened up. especially in the T Cobalt region, where cne silver mine was recntly sold for *.I'UXKI.IKKt. It i- a promising field for the mining engineer. and this faet has realised )>y at Ic.i-t two Xeiv 7.r:t landers—Mr. Fisher. of Dunedin, and another, who have won their way to fortune. In British Columbia,, too. mining is going ahead. The railways are ever branching out, and altogether thir- great Dominion is in a turmoil of advaneement. The depression felt in (lie I'nited States had not appreciably affected Canada when Dr. Bell was there, but this country would inevitably be concerned to some extent.

Canada goes to prc.it pains to keep in the evos of Europe. with the object of diverting the tide of good population and money to her shores. She -ends Terr capable men to Great nritain. and they are well skilled in the arts of advertisement. By comparison with Canada's efforts to secure the means of development. Xew Zealand's enterprise i« Mid to he a very minor trifle.