MANITOBA 



3630 



MANITOBA 



MANITOBA PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on Canadian Government Reports 



Millions of Dollars Annually 

 THE FACTORY . Q 5 10 20 



Flour, Grist 

 Meat Packing 

 Railroad Cars Repaired 

 Lumber Products 

 Cotton Bags 

 Iron, Steel 



Bfead,ConfectioneT)fl 

 Printing,Publishing 

 Fbundry.Machine Shop 

 Electricity 

 BricKs,Tile 

 Roofing 

 Men's Clothing 

 Pai'nts , Varnish e s 

 Harness,Saddlery 



THE FISHERY 



Al I Fish 



THE FARM 



Flax 



Turnips, Beets etc. 



Fodder Corn 



Eggs 



Animals slaughtered 



Potatoes 



Hay,Clover 



Butter 



Milk 



Barley 



Livestock sold 



Oats 



Spring Wheat 



The chief exports consist of agricultural prod- 

 ucts, of which wheat is the most important. 

 Some lumber is exported, but most of it is 

 consumed at home. The imports consist of 

 manufactured goods, especially textiles, ma- 

 chinery and hardware. Great Britain and the 

 United States are the leading countries with 

 which the province is engaged in foreign trade. 



Education. Manitoba maintains an excellent 

 school system. It was the first province to fol- 

 low the example of the United States and to 

 set aside two sections of land in every town- 

 ship as a grant for the maintenance of public 

 schools. Elementary education is free and com- 

 pulsory. The schools are maintained from 

 public revenues, provincial and local. The ele- 

 mentary and secondary schools are under "the 

 control of a minister of education, who is a 

 member of the executive council of the prov- 

 ince. He is assisted by an advisory board com- 

 posed of twelve members; some of these are 

 elected by the teachers and others are ap- 

 pointed by the department of education. The 

 elementary schools are undenominational in 

 character, but religious instruction may be 

 given after school hours. 



The University *of Manitoba, at Winnipeg, 

 is at the head of the school system. It was 

 established in 1877 and has affiliated with it 

 several colleges maintained by various reli- 

 gious denominations, as well as public schools. 

 The university has an endowment of 150,000 

 acres of land. University extension work is 



carried on throughout the province, and pro- 

 fessors from the university give popular lec- 

 tures on various subjects. Two normal schools 

 are maintained by the provincial government, 

 one at Winnipeg and the other at Brandon. 

 The Winnipeg school aims to prepare teachers 

 for schools in towns and in the country, while 

 that at Brandon prepares teachers for rural 

 schools only. 



The Manitoba Agricultural College near 

 Winnipeg, which is affiliated with the univer- 

 sity, offers two strong courses, one in agriculture 

 for young men and one in home economics for 

 young women. These courses are so planned 

 that students residing on farms may pursue 

 their studies during the winter and work dur- 

 ing the summer. There are also three-year 

 courses for teachers of agriculture and home 

 economics in high schools, and several high 

 schools have classes in these branches. 



Government. The executive power is vested 

 in a lieutenant-governor, appointed by the 

 Governor-General of Canada, and an executive 

 council of seven members, responsible to the 

 provincial legislature. 



The legislature consists of one house of forty- 

 two members elected for five years by regis- 

 tered manhood and woman suffrage. The prov- 

 ince sends, fifteen members to the Dominion 

 House of Commons and four members to the 

 Senate. The common law of England prevails 

 in Manitoba, and English is the official lan- 

 guage. 



