the Celestial Glory of Heaven. This is of mag- 

 nificent proportions, forty feet square and thirty- 

 six feet high. It is luxuriously furnished, and 

 decorated with mahogany, onyx and marble. 

 The total cost of this room is $75,000, the carpet 

 alone involving an expenditure of $7,000. 



Off this lead three small sealing or prayer 

 rooms where some of the finest wood-work in 

 the whole temple is to be seen. These rooms 

 are finished in American or curtain walnut, and 

 can only be described as exquisite. 



Although the construction and decoration 

 work is now practically completed, it is not ex- 

 pected that the dedication services will be held 

 until the summer of 1922, as it" is intended to 

 give as many people as possible an opportunity 

 of visiting the edifice. At the dedication ser- 

 vices, which will most likely last a week, it is 

 believed that some ten thousand people will be 

 present, who will be cared for in a tented city. 



In 1920 six thousand tourists availed them- 

 selves of this opportunity, and more than that 

 number have been conducted through it this 

 year. It is one of those buildings that it is 

 impossible to describe adequately it must be 

 seen to be appreciated. 



The Labor Situation 



A decided upward trend in the volume of 

 employment and decreased cost of living are 

 the most outstanding features of the labor 

 situation in Canada during the month of July. 

 Ontario, Quebec and the Western Provinces 

 report increased activity in railway construction 

 and maintenance, and railway transportation. 

 In the Maritime Provinces there were no un- 

 usual developments during the month, while 

 British Columbia advises an increase of activity 

 in lumber mills. 



The industries which showed the greatest 

 improvement over the previous month were 

 railway transportation and railway construc- 

 tion. Manufacturing as a whole showed mod- 

 erate gains. In the iron and steel industry there 

 was some slackness in agricultural implements 

 and heating appliances, sheet metal and tool 

 making plants. The leather industry improved 

 somewhat, more especially in boot and shoe 

 manufacturing. There was little change in the 

 rubber products and textiles industries. In 

 logging the downward movement of the pre- 

 ceding month was checked considerably, due 

 largely to the increased activity in the British 

 Columbia sawmills. Ontario and the Prairie 

 Provinces featured a noticeable increase in rail- 

 way transportation. Water transportation fluc- 

 tuated between districts, with a tendency toward 

 lessened activity at Upper St. Lawrence ports. 

 Building construction on the whole showed very 

 little increase in volume, the most notable ad- 

 vances being made in the Prairie Provinces. 



Average Cost of Family Budget 



The average cost of the weekly family budget 

 covering 29 foods in sixty cities was 810.98 at 

 the beginning of July, as compared with $11.16 

 for June. The total family budget of foods, 

 fuel, lighting and rent in July amounted to 

 821.55, as compared with $21.74 in June and 

 $26.92 in July, 1920. Decreases were recorded 

 in fresh fish, beef, rib roast, lard, cheese and 

 sugar, while increases were noted in eggs, evapo- 

 rated apples and prunes. 



Loss of time during July from industrial dis- 

 putes showed a gratifying decrease over the 

 month of June. During the month there were 

 32 strikes, involving 7,662 work people and re- 

 sulting in an estimated time loss of 103,554 

 working days, as compared with 44 strikes, 

 8,083 work people and 161,910 working days in 

 June, 1921. 



Mineral Resources of Alberta 



The province of Alberta first attained prom- 

 inence from its vast cattle and horse ranches 

 and more latterly from its prolific wheat-fields 

 and mixed farms. Sporadic prospecting at al- 

 times revealed the fact that a wealth of minerals 

 lay hidden away, among them coal which am- 

 ounted to seventeen per cent, of the world's 

 coal supply, and though exploration is now 

 systematic and thorough the field is very wide 

 and new discoveries are continuous, so that it 

 would be a very difficult matter to make an 

 estimate of the extent of this wealth or its value 

 to Canada. A valuable survey has been con- 

 ducted by Dr. John A. Allan of the University 

 of Alberta, which is published as "The Mineral 

 Resources of Alberta" by the provincial govern- 

 ' ment and which illustrates in a clear and com- 

 prehensive manner the variety and extent of 

 minerals to be found in the province, the greater 

 part of which have not yet seen the commence- 

 ment of development. 



Bitumen. The Alberta bituminous sands, 

 more frequently called tar sands, cover an ex- 

 tensive area along the Athabasca River above 

 and below Fort McMurray. The extent has 

 not yet been accurately determined but out- 

 crops examined show that at least 1,600 square 

 miles are underlain by this formation. The 

 tar sands contain from fifteen to eighteen per 

 cent, bitumen. The subject is treated exhaus- 

 tively in a pamphlet to be found among the 

 Departmental Publications. 



Building Stone. Rock suitable for building 

 purposes is widely distributed throughout the 

 province, but up to the present time only some 

 of the more accessible sandstones have been 

 utilized. 



Clay. The clay resources of Alberta may 

 be classed among the most important of her 

 mineral resources but up to the present time 



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