Kingston, deep water terminal of the Great Lakes . Kingstons Beautiful City Buildings HE City Hall is a ina.^nificent i)ilc, built of local limestone, and is a credit I to the foresitjht and c<):e of the men who had the daring to enter into such an undertaking when Kingston was a comparatively small town. ilie City Hall is one of the sliow places of the locality and the portraits of the eminent men who have taken part in not (inly the Government of the City, but of the Country adorn its walls. Prominent among these is that of Sir John A. Macdonald, who represented Kingston in the Domin
Kingston, deep water terminal of the Great Lakes . Kingstons Beautiful City Buildings HE City Hall is a ina.^nificent i)ilc, built of local limestone, and is a credit I to the foresitjht and c<):e of the men who had the daring to enter into such an undertaking when Kingston was a comparatively small town. ilie City Hall is one of the sliow places of the locality and the portraits of the eminent men who have taken part in not (inly the Government of the City, but of the Country adorn its walls. Prominent among these is that of Sir John A. Macdonald, who represented Kingston in the Dominion House for over forty years and was the first Premier of Canada after Confederation, i= 10. 11 Proposed Harbor Improvements HE attached ])lan shows the proj^osed harbor improvements. Here pro-I Nisidii is made for takiiii; care of the lar^-e lifteen thousand ton lake steam- ers from the Lpjjer Lakes, and the three thousand ton river bargTS whichwill i)ly between and Montreal. . railway facilities are provided forcarr};^ jj^rain to the sea 1)oard and roomy sheds for package freight are includedin the jjlan. The ])rotected harbor is well adapted for providing- a safe shelter forboats when carrying winter storage grain. When the plans are finally developedabout two hundred acres of land will be reclaimed for industrial purposes accessibleto rail and dee]) water navigation.
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