CANADA'S DEVELOPMENT

Evening Star, Issue 17482, 13 October 1920, Page 7

CANADA'S DEVELOPMENT

"GREAT POSSIBILITIES OF WONDERFUL TERRITORY."

Mr J. Parker, of the Wellington 'Post,' who has just returned from the Imperial Press Conference at Ottawa, says he was greatly struck with the rapid development of Canada, the advantageous utilisation of the country's natural resources, and the magnificent system of railways, of which he spooks in ' terms of - the highest praise. " The operations of the Canadian Pacific Railway are most extensive," said Mr Parker. " This may be judged by the fact that it owns aud controls 18,000 miles of track, operates over 100,000 miles of telegraph system, runs lines' of steamships across the Atlantic to Europe and across the Pacific to various parts of the Far East, owns a large number of palatial hotels, and has a department, for providing farm lands for intending settlers. Enterprise has also found ■ full scope in the promotion of commercial transport on the lakes and rivers and the construction of oanals. Hundreds of mile 3 of canals, with their numerous lodes, provide highways for vessels of all sizes, and the day is not -far distant when tho Canadians, with therr intense and considerable belief in the future of their country for- achieving things, expect to see the Great Lakes connected with the Atlantic, Certainly the list of ' big' things accomplished was an impressive object lesson to visitors from overseas.''