. The Street railway journal . It is, of course, a well-kn(.nvnfact that Montreal is the chiefcommercial city of the Domin-ion. It is the transfer point be-tween lake and ocean navigation,turning over to ocean vesselsthe enormous commerce of thegreat lake and canal regionwhich extends westward fromthe city through the NorthAmerican continent, a distanceof over 2,000 miles. Its annualtrade amounts to nearly or quite1^100,000,000, and the tonnage ofits ocean and river craft exceeds2,000,000, of which nearly 800,-000 tons is owned in the cityitself. About 40,000 hands are em-ployed in the manufac
. The Street railway journal . It is, of course, a well-kn(.nvnfact that Montreal is the chiefcommercial city of the Domin-ion. It is the transfer point be-tween lake and ocean navigation,turning over to ocean vesselsthe enormous commerce of thegreat lake and canal regionwhich extends westward fromthe city through the NorthAmerican continent, a distanceof over 2,000 miles. Its annualtrade amounts to nearly or quite1^100,000,000, and the tonnage ofits ocean and river craft exceeds2,000,000, of which nearly 800,-000 tons is owned in the cityitself. About 40,000 hands are em-ployed in the manufacturing. VICTORIA SQUARE. industries of the city, which have an invested capital matter of much regret to the artistic and theatre lovingof about $60,000,000, and which turn out a product ag- portion of Montreals population that so few really goodgregating about $75,000,000 per annum. actors seek an audience here. October, 1895. THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL SOUVENIR. II If the winter amusements are comparatively limited innumber it cannot be said that there is any lack of enter-tainment for all classes in summer. Lacrosse, the Cana-dian national game, is often seen at the grounds of theMontreal Amateur Athletic Association or of the ShamrockClub. There are several prominent and well patronized {F^i^f^ UpM i//^>V? ^IIJiw iJi!*B* ,„||„„^^^ _^^^
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