As to the food itself, it is wholesome and 

 abundant. The third-class passengers have 

 their own kitchen which is as clean as the 

 proverbial pin. Every pot and pan is bright 

 and every dresser well scrubbed. 



On most large ships the third cabin also has 

 its lounge, or public room, which cuts quite as 

 great a figure in the daily lives of the people 

 who use it as that of first or second class. 



Lounge and Cabin 



It is a large room with neatly paneled 

 walls, well made benches or settees with curved 

 backs of polished wood, and many small tables 

 at which games may be played of drinks served 

 for prohibition does not place its restraining 

 hand on the immigrant until he reaches this 

 side of the ocean and he may have his beer or 

 wine at sea when he wants it. 



The entertainment of the public room of 

 the steerage usually is informal, and also usually 

 is spontaneous and interesting. On most 

 voyages the conversation is in many tongues, 

 and seldom lags. 



The steerage has a piano of its own, and 

 players are never wanting. There is also much 

 volunteer music on the harmonica, mouth 

 organ, accordion and other favorite instru- 

 ments of the passengers. To such music it 

 is easy to improvise jig or reel, or dance a 

 'quadrille; and many a vigorous measure is 

 beat out upon the linoleum floor, or in fine 

 weather the deck, by stamping young feet as 

 the ship drives steadily along through the 

 pathless deep. 



A popular feature in the musical programs 

 of the steerage in times past has been the 

 playing of a band composed of members of 

 the ship's fireroom force. A band concert 

 on deck for the benefit of third-class passengers 

 usually is accompanied by dancing. On such 

 occasions the saloon passengers usually gather 

 to see the sport, and a carnival spirit prevails. 

 It would be an uphill task at such a time to 

 convince anyone on board the ship that a steerage 

 passage is a voyage of gloom. Quebec Chronicle. 



Industrial Outlook in Western Canada 



By John Sweeting, Industrial Agent. C.P.R., Winnipeg. 



A more favorable business outlook and 

 indications of a general bettering of trading 

 exists in the West at the present time. This, 

 it seems reasonable to believe, will continue 

 throughout the fall and early winter months, 

 with a gradual strengthening in the marketing 

 of goods. There is noticeable a more optimistic 

 attitude, the feeling of depression having 

 passed away as the crop outlook developed 

 into a very fair harvest, with in some cases 

 better results than were anticipated. While 

 the general belief in a heavy crop, which looked 

 likely in June, did not actually materialize, 

 the damage from various causes, sufficient to 



create pessimistic ideas of crop values, have 

 proved not to have been so detrimental as at 

 one time anticipated. The prairies are in 

 process of marketing a crop that will net good 

 returns and put the Western financial situation 

 on a more prosperous footing. The assistance 

 in the way of loans to live stock farmers on 

 the security of their cattle and possibilities of 

 removal of the British embargo have helped 

 to strengthen the situation. 



The question of unemployment is being 

 taken up actively, with possibilities of little 

 trouble in taking care of any situation that 

 may develop during the winter months. 



The prairie people are buying more lumber 

 and assisting the situation in British Columbia to 

 some extent, and while the outlook is not alto- 

 gether as sound as could be wished for that 

 industry in the next few months, changes for 

 the better are possible. The fruit and cereal 

 crops of the Coast Province have given good 

 results and mining shows some improvement. 



The Manitoba Power Co. has arranged 

 finances for the new $10,000,000 plant on the 

 Winnipeg River, which when completed will 

 make available an additional 168,000 H. P. 

 for industrial development. The city of Win- 

 nipeg Power Co. has a second transmission 

 line under operation and is in a position to 

 sell an additional 30,000 H.P. The power 

 situation in Manitoba is one of the Province's 

 greatest assets and deserves more attention 

 than has hitherto been given to it. Transmis- 

 sion lines are being built to many of the smaller 

 towns and villages throughout the Province for 

 lighting and power purposes, and eventually 

 practically every point in the Province can be 

 served with this utility. With possibilities of 

 development of over 400,000 H. P. on the 

 Winnipeg River alone, the province has bright 

 industrial prospects. 



Activity in Oil, Coal, Mica, etc. 



Deposits of mica near Lac du Bonnet have 

 been under investigation and a corporation 

 registered to operate; reports speak well of 

 the deposit, which should be satisfactorily 

 marketed. 



At Bienfait, Sask., the coal briquetting plant 

 is now nearing completion and should be in 

 operation in a few weeks. 



Oil drilling in Alberta and the north is 

 being continued and much exploration and 

 investigation work is being carried on. Parties 

 coming in from the north appear satisfied with 

 prospects, but it is early yet to state whether 

 any field of commercial value will actually 

 be developed. 



Enquiries from intending settlers and in- 

 vestors continue to be received in good volume, 

 while much information is asked for in con- 

 nection with possibilities for branch factories 

 and wholesale distributing houses. Though 

 active development along these lines has been 



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