Canada, Britain's largest colony; with a chapter on Newfoundland and Labrador; . ry in the immediate neighbourhood has not been farmed to the extent that is possible. The city is important as the receiving and distributing point of the wheat grown in Manitoba and the North-West. More wheat is now received annually at Winnipeg than at Chicago. Main Street. This, the principal thoroughfare of the city,is a broad, well-paved street, as may be seen bythe picture opposite. It is 132 feet wide. One of the things that most strike the strangerwho sees Main Street for the first time is thenumber of for
Canada, Britain's largest colony; with a chapter on Newfoundland and Labrador; . ry in the immediate neighbourhood has not been farmed to the extent that is possible. The city is important as the receiving and distributing point of the wheat grown in Manitoba and the North-West. More wheat is now received annually at Winnipeg than at Chicago. Main Street. This, the principal thoroughfare of the city,is a broad, well-paved street, as may be seen bythe picture opposite. It is 132 feet wide. One of the things that most strike the strangerwho sees Main Street for the first time is thenumber of foreign folk whom he meets. Russians,Finns, Swedes, Germans, and people of othernationalities may be seen here very frequently,for Winnipeg is a centre for the distribution ofemigrants as well as of grain. From this point, where the railway dumpsthem down in hundreds, they disperse all over thenorth-west, settling individually on farms or incommunities, as the Doukhobors and others havedone. In winter time, as in other Canadian cities,Winnipegs streets are thronged with ro8 CANADA. Besides numerous private vehicles there are cartsand carriages of all sizes and kinds that have been converted by being placed on runners, andthe jingling of many-toned bells greets the ear asthey glide to and fro. It is in Main Street that the curious sight ofmoose in harness may be witnessed. Horses arethe customary steeds for sleighs, but a well-knowncitizen of Winnipeg some time ago successfully broke in a pair of young moose, and thesenow carry him many a mile in his cutter when thesnow lies on the ground. The University. With all its bustle of business, its stores, landoffices, and banks, Winnipeg has other claims onour attention. Here are to be seen ManitobaCollege, an important educational institution, andthe new University. The latter, which has several colleges, is the lead-ing University west of Toronto, and thus gives thecity considerable importance as a seat of learning. Manitoba
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