The domestic ranching of wild animals in 

 Canada is only in reality in its initial stages and 

 is anticipating the time when agricultural settle- 

 ment will have to such a serious extent depleted 

 the wild catch, that greater recourse will have to 

 be made to this source. The number of farms 

 are continually being added to and the industry 

 is making substantial strides. In the past few 

 months a fox farm was established at Medicine 

 Hat, Alberta, with $50,000 capitalization; one 

 was established at Sackville, New Brunswick, 

 under similar capitalization; one at Salisbury, 

 New Brunswick, had $100,000 worth of stock; 

 and important farms were also located at Winni- 

 peg, Manitoba, and Newboro, Ontario, as well 

 as at least one in British Columbia. 



As Canada's reputation for raw pelts has 

 always been unassailable, so is she achieving a 

 like renown for the product of her domestic 

 ranches, which is in universal demand. From 

 Prince Edward Island alone in the past year, 

 live foxes were shipped to the United States, 

 England, Japan, Switzerland, Russia and Norway. 

 Ranches in other parts of Canada are doing the 

 same. Recently, a consignment of three hundred 

 foxes left Prince Edward Island for points in 

 the United States, and about the same time a 

 New Brunswick ranch shipped one hundred to 

 New York State. 



As a fur producer Canada has no rival. Her 

 climate and general conditions combine to pro- 

 duce a peltry of a size, a richness, and a glossi- 

 ness which are unexcelled. Her wild fur catch 

 still occupies the first place in world supply, and 

 against its inevitable diminution she is preparing 

 further resources of the same desirable qualities. 



Across Canada Charlottetown 



There is perhaps no more tranquil or charm- 

 ing countryside in Canada than that of Prince 

 Edward Island. 



Few cities are there which combine a wealth 

 of intrinsic beauty with economic importance 

 to such an extent as does Charlottetown, the 

 little island's commercial metropolis and provin- 

 cial capital. Beautifully situated at the con- 

 fluence of three rivers, overlooking the Atlantic 

 from the security of a magnificent harbor, and 

 set in entrancing scenery with an old fort at 

 hand to remind it of its place in early Canadian 

 history, it is richly and variously endowed. 

 Founded in 1768, the city has the distinction of 

 being the "Cradle of Confederation," for here 

 was held in 1864, the first conference called to 

 discuss the union of the Maritime Provinces, and 

 out of which grew the greater union of all the 

 provinces in Canada. 



Charlottetown is well laid out with main 

 streets of generous width, large public squares, 

 fine parks and handsome public and commercial 

 buildings. There are eight banks; St. Dun- 

 stan's cathedral is claimed to be the finest edifice 

 of its kind east of Montreal. The educational 



establishments are also creditable, there being a 

 government institution of general academic 

 training, a university affiliated with Laval at 

 Montreal, provincial, technical and agricultural 

 schools, a number of public schools, a con- 

 vent and business college. Pre-eminently is it a 

 city of beautiful homes. 



Charlottetown is centrally situated in the 

 midst of a rich agricultural country which has 

 been settled for many years and whose farmers 

 have attained considerable prosperity. Geo- 

 graphically it is the centre of the province and 

 has become the collecting point for exports and 

 the distributor of imports. It has a fine harbor, 

 landlocked on three sides, and maintains steam- 

 ship services to Pictou, Nova Scotia, theSydneys 

 in the same province, to Montreal and the island 

 of Newfoundland. Large quantities of agricul- 

 tural produce leave the island, whilst its fame in 

 the farming of silver foxes, which have gone all 

 over 1 he world as breeding stock, needs no elabo- 

 ration. 



Considerable Manufacturing 



The city has a number of staple and vigoroi 

 industries including an iron foundry and machir 

 shop, manufacturing gasoline engines and other 

 articles, a condensed milk factory, four pork- 

 packing and cold storage plants, electric light 

 and power plant, four sash and door factories 

 two modern flour and feed mills, several car 

 making establishments, two large ice-crear 

 plants, broom factory, book binding, fox biscuit 

 manufactory, marble works and others. Among 

 the opportunities existing for location are fruit 

 farming, especially strawberries, oyster culture, 

 market gardening, rolled oats mill, manufactur- 

 ing peat fuel and glass from glass sand found near, 

 vegetable and fruit canning, boots, woollens, 

 soap, and agricultural implements. 



With an ideal summer climate, exquisit 

 scenery, and the possibilities of various kinds 

 holiday making, Charlottetown is each year th 

 Mecca of thousands of tourists attracted by the 

 peculiar charm the little island possesses. Splen- 

 did stretches of sandy beaches afford the finest 

 of bathing. There are enjoyable boat excur- 

 sions daily in the summer and facilities for sport 

 of every kind. 



Charlottetown makes little bid for publicit) 

 resting calmly satisfied in the assurance of it 

 irresistible appeal to those who know it and ar^ 

 lured back each year to holiday in its delightful 

 surroundings. In the past decade it has increased 

 its population by 1,147, harboring now some 

 12, 350 souls. 



As the capital in every respect of one of Cana- 

 da's oldest provinces, Charlottetown will always 

 be an important centre, growing doubtless in com- 

 mercial importance whilst maintaining her 

 renown for beauty unexcelled. 



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