Canada : its history, productions and natural resources . Totals, July 1,1867 1,1867 1, 1867 1,1867 15,1870 20,1871 1,1873July 1, 1905 1, 1905 !Apr. 12, 1876 June 13, 1898 Oct. 2,1895 2,1895 2,1895 Area, Square Mii,es. Water Land 40,354 10,117 360 74 9,4052,439 3,3126,927 13,419649 29,5485,852 125,755 220,508 341,756 21,068 27,911 64,327 370,191 2,184 250,653 243,192 456,997196,327532,634349,109500,000 3,619,819 Total 260,862 351,873 21,428 27,985 73,732 372,630 2,184 253,965 250,119 470,416196,976562,182354,961500,000 3,745,574 , POLITICAL AND BUSINESSCONDITIONS. Canada began the twe
Canada : its history, productions and natural resources . Totals, July 1,1867 1,1867 1, 1867 1,1867 15,1870 20,1871 1,1873July 1, 1905 1, 1905 !Apr. 12, 1876 June 13, 1898 Oct. 2,1895 2,1895 2,1895 Area, Square Mii,es. Water Land 40,354 10,117 360 74 9,4052,439 3,3126,927 13,419649 29,5485,852 125,755 220,508 341,756 21,068 27,911 64,327 370,191 2,184 250,653 243,192 456,997196,327532,634349,109500,000 3,619,819 Total 260,862 351,873 21,428 27,985 73,732 372,630 2,184 253,965 250,119 470,416196,976562,182354,961500,000 3,745,574 , POLITICAL AND BUSINESSCONDITIONS. Canada began the twentieth century with about sixmilUon inhabitants, the number with which the UnitedStates began the nineteenth century. Its destiny is asgreat and manifest as was that of the great Americanrepublic. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister ofthe Dominion, recently prophesied that as the greatestthing of the last century was the development of theUnited States, the greatest political feature of the presentcentury is to be the development of Canada. All who. CANAtHAN HANDBOOIC. 5 have examined the resources, the political system andthe social conditions of Canada, endorse the opportunity to-day is as bright as was that ofthe United States a century ago. The social condition of the Dominionis a healthy and agreeable one. Canada A Landis a land of industry. Drones are few. of is no leisure class, no aristocracy,no great landed class, no professional military class. Though there are poor men in the Dominion, thereis no destitution. The poor and the rich are alike busy,working on the development of the country. The poorwork for their daily bread and a competence for theirdeclining days. The wealthy are busy because it wasby industry they amassed their fortunes and the care oftheir investments requires constant attention. Through-out the land every man is held to be as good as hisneighbor. It has been demonstrated, thousands oftimes, that Canada will yield
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