The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . win.—Wetaskiwin — an Indianword signifying The Hills of Peace—is situated 40 miles south of Edmonton,at the junction of the Winnipeg-Edmontonbranch of the Canadian Pacific Railwaywith the Calgary-Edmonton line operatedby the same company. Although the population of Wetaskiwinis only 3,500—a figure which it has neverexceeded in the past, whatever the future270 the pseudonym of The Elevator district is also well adapted to mixedfarming—cattle, horses, hogs, and sheep allthriving on the grassy
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . win.—Wetaskiwin — an Indianword signifying The Hills of Peace—is situated 40 miles south of Edmonton,at the junction of the Winnipeg-Edmontonbranch of the Canadian Pacific Railwaywith the Calgary-Edmonton line operatedby the same company. Although the population of Wetaskiwinis only 3,500—a figure which it has neverexceeded in the past, whatever the future270 the pseudonym of The Elevator district is also well adapted to mixedfarming—cattle, horses, hogs, and sheep allthriving on the grassy downs, while manyfarmers make handsome incomes frompoultrv farming, dairy farming, and haygrowing. Many carloads of eggs are ex-ported annually from the city, and theGovernment of Alberta has established acreamery there. Large quantities of butterare also shipped to other points, and thedairy industry is growing in favour. Wetaskiwin is well laid out with broadstreets flanked on either side with sub-stantial buildings and stone water system includes 8 miles of water. 1. THE ATHABASCA RIVER AT SWIFTS. Ltd,) 3. MAIN STREET, VEGREVILLE, LOOKING NORTH. {Photo by Spcnctr.) 2. CITY PARK AND STATION, RED DEER, ALBERTA. 4. SOUTH SIDE PARK, EDMONTON. {Photo by Byron May Company.) 271 THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES OF CANADA mains, and 48 hydrants have been installedfor purposes of fire protection. Thesewerage system has yh miles of pipe and3i miles of outlet pipe carrying the sewageaway from the citv and thus avoiding anycontamination of the water supply. Amongthe improvements are a modern septic tankand a filter bed. Electric light and powerare both available, a large power housecontaining a plant which consists of onesteam - driven unit, a gas engine, and agenerator. Electricity for lighting pur-poses costs 16 cents per kilowatt, and forpower 5 cents per kilowatt. In addition agood flow of natural gas has been struck. The citv has two public schools, both builtof
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