. A statement concerning the extent resources, climate and industrial development of the province of Ontario, Canada . rio must inthe future take place and a good beginning has been made. Large sums have been and are being spent in railroads, mines, forest indus-Railway tries, and farm lands. An era of railroad building has alreadyConstrue- been inaugurated, and with the construction of railwavs, fresh fields will be opened up for the investment of capital, the em-ployment of labor, and the location of settlers on the land thus renderedaccessible—all of which will afford additional markets for
. A statement concerning the extent resources, climate and industrial development of the province of Ontario, Canada . rio must inthe future take place and a good beginning has been made. Large sums have been and are being spent in railroads, mines, forest indus-Railway tries, and farm lands. An era of railroad building has alreadyConstrue- been inaugurated, and with the construction of railwavs, fresh fields will be opened up for the investment of capital, the em-ployment of labor, and the location of settlers on the land thus renderedaccessible—all of which will afford additional markets for the manufacturedproducts of the country and add to the welfare of the community. Considerable as the developments have been in the aggregate, yet theextent of territory is so enormous that the country may be said to havebeen only scratched. Even in the settled sections, civilization rubs shoulderswith backwoods life. A few hours journey takes the traveller from thecommercial mart to the rough camp of the lumberman and the miner, andto the railroad construction gang. In districts apparently uninhabited he [66 1. ^ -■■:--■ ■ i * - t I % I f 7 NORTHERN ONTARIO comes upon the prospector blasting rock for minerals, the drive of logscoming down stream to the mills, or the operations ot a railroad contractorlevelling the ground ahead of him for the rails that are to follow, showing*that human skill and energy are being brought to bear to reap the harvestof the forest and to secure wealth from the minerals. One of the best instances of what skill and capital can accomplish inthe development of these latent resources, will be found in the industriesestablished by the Clergue Syndicate at Sault Ste. Marie, whereIndustrial results that seem little short of marvellous are being achieved,ment P~ This series of industries had its beginning about five years agoin the harnessing of the rapids at the Sault, to which the dropin the level between Lakes Superior and Huron gives rise, an
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