Canadian printer & publisher . ebec. This in-volved a journey over 8,000miles in extent. Notwith-standing the great length ofthe trip, it was accomplishedwithout any serious mishapand perfect time was main-tained by all the transporta-tion companies participatingin the service. Diary of the WesternTrip The conference at Ottawaformed a natural division be-tween that portion of the tripwhich took place in the Mari-time Provinces and Quebecand the portion through On-tario and the Western Pro-vinces. Immediately on theconclusion of the sessions atOttawa, the party proceededto Toronto and thence by
Canadian printer & publisher . ebec. This in-volved a journey over 8,000miles in extent. Notwith-standing the great length ofthe trip, it was accomplishedwithout any serious mishapand perfect time was main-tained by all the transporta-tion companies participatingin the service. Diary of the WesternTrip The conference at Ottawaformed a natural division be-tween that portion of the tripwhich took place in the Mari-time Provinces and Quebecand the portion through On-tario and the Western Pro-vinces. Immediately on theconclusion of the sessions atOttawa, the party proceededto Toronto and thence by boatto Niagara. Here a splendidopportunity was given to viewthe scenic wonders of thegorge and cataract and to in-spect the power plants andother interesting features ofthe Niagara frontier. Return-ing to Toronto on the follow-ing day, part of the journeywas performed by motor, en-abling the visitors to view thefruit belt at close quarters,to see something of the indus-trial progress of Hamilton andto enjoy a run over the To-. Left to right—Sir Gilbert Parlter and Viscount Burnhani,tal<en during tiie visit of tiio Imperial Press Party to Ioronto. ronto-Hamilton highway. En route, the whole companywere entertained at luncheon by Mr. W. J. Southam, of theHamilton Spectator, at his beautiful summer home, Kingsthorpe,near Bronte. The stay of the press party in Toronto on August 9,10 and 11was marked by a series of entertainments, which included acivic banquet at the King Edward Hotel on the evening ojAugust 9, a drive around the city on the morning of August 10,luncheon at Hart House at noon; a special convocation of theUniversity in the afternoon and an inspection of the harbor,followed by a luncheon at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club onAugust 11. It had been arranged that the water route would be followedto the West, the party sailing from Sarnia on the S. S. Hamonic on August 12. This precludedvisits to other parts of OldOntario, though en route toSarnia. A stop of severalho
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