. To Ottawa, Ontario via the Rideau Lakes and River from the Thousand Islands and the territory of the New York Central Lines . is$25,000,000. The streets are kept in good condition, theDominion Government is spending $60,000 a year in beautifyingthe city and some of the drives are models of beauty. Thepublic buildings are such that any city might be proud of, andthe magnificent parliament buildings are among the most beau-tiful structures in the world. They are perfect specimens ofGothic architecture and were built at a cost of over $5,000, corner stone of the buildings was laid in i86
. To Ottawa, Ontario via the Rideau Lakes and River from the Thousand Islands and the territory of the New York Central Lines . is$25,000,000. The streets are kept in good condition, theDominion Government is spending $60,000 a year in beautifyingthe city and some of the drives are models of beauty. Thepublic buildings are such that any city might be proud of, andthe magnificent parliament buildings are among the most beau-tiful structures in the world. They are perfect specimens ofGothic architecture and were built at a cost of over $5,000, corner stone of the buildings was laid in i860 by the Princeof Wales, now King Edward VII., and the stone is gladlyshown to tourists. It is within the Senate Building, which isalways open to the public. From the top of Victoria Tower asplendid view of the varied scenery of the country aroundOttawa may be had. The Laurentian Hills are to the north,while east and west flow the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers. Thelatter enters the Ottawa over a beautiful fall. Ottawa has an assured future from a commercial point ofview, because of the fact that the Dominion Government spends. The New York Centrals i m-^M^Bf£ra • k iT~~~ - ft ■S^ ^ ft ■ u j?§f8rfjl ^SS! ^^S| OS LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT, OTTAWA—REACHED BY THENEW YORK CENTRAL. annually over a million dollars in salaries alone, while the man-ufacturers of the city also spend millions. The Parry Sound district, reached directly by railway fromOttawa, includes the Algonquin National Park, one of the mostnoted resorts in Canada. The train service is excellent, thehotel accommodation good, the lakes teem with fish, and theguides in the park are always ready to show tourists where thebeavers build their dams and homes, and also show the othernatural attractions. The railway runs through to Georgian Bay,where large and well managed hotels are open. Aylmer, reached by the electric cars, is growing every yearmore popular with Americans, and the Hotel Victoria always Four-Track Series No
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