The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . ir conditions—than anyother place in America. When QueenVictoria placed her finger on Bjtownon the map she very probably hadnot the faintest notion what sort ofplace it would grow to be by that merely emphasises its uu-usualness. Why is Ottawa so unusual ? INIont-real has an instant and immediatecharm; Toronto is plain to appreciate :Winni])eg shows you its best and its •-U worst without ceremony. But Ot-tawa is the enigma. Not because ofits size, seventy thousand or more;neither on account of i
The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . ir conditions—than anyother place in America. When QueenVictoria placed her finger on Bjtownon the map she very probably hadnot the faintest notion what sort ofplace it would grow to be by that merely emphasises its uu-usualness. Why is Ottawa so unusual ? INIont-real has an instant and immediatecharm; Toronto is plain to appreciate :Winni])eg shows you its best and its •-U worst without ceremony. But Ot-tawa is the enigma. Not because ofits size, seventy thousand or more;neither on account of its industries,which are now proceeding into thesecond stage, the saw-mill and thelumber-yard having been the first. To begin with there are two dis-tinct Ottawas. One is ParliamentHill; the other, Ottawa; the paradoxof which is that those who treat Par-liament merely as a side show con-sider that Ottawa the city is themain circus. They are not particularabout the Washington of theNorth; preferring the Pittsburg;pointing out that the droning Chau-dioro, a mile below the oitv. mav be. •THE DRONING CHAUDIERE, A MILE BELO« THE CITY. MAY KE VEKY GOOD POETRY very good poetry for Tom Moores andOjibways, but that they are worth toOttawa just what they will deliverand transmit in horse-power—whichis away up in G. These local Ot-tawans and Parliament-scorners havea vision. It is electricity—watts andamperes, which are neither Grit norTory. They regard Ottawa as theswitchboard of Canada. Which it is—on Parliament Hill, where somemen, so it is said, simply touch thebutton or pull the lever, and thething goes—whoever it may be. This,however, is mere gossip. You are notten seconds in Ottawa till you areaware of Parliament, which overtopsthe city from all points. You maybe there a few times over-night andnot discover that the people who fre-quent Parliament Hill are anythingmuch different from ordinary church-wardens or sidesmen. Hence, Ottawais a city of illusions in which the
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