OTTAWA 29 



order, but the flourishing timber traffic and other 

 interests have established a large industrial com- 

 munity there. 



Ottawa does not owe its position as the seat of 

 the Government and the capital of the Dominion 

 to its population, which only numbers 88,737. It is, 

 however, making marked strides in progress, and is 

 annually justifying the distinction it enjoys as the 

 premier city. Its imports and exports, according to 

 the returns for 1910, amounted to ;if 1,800,000 ; its 

 postal revenue to ;^40,ooo and its Clearing House 

 returns, a sure symptom of progress, to ^34,600,000. 

 The city assessment reached ;^io, 101,641. Ottawa 

 possesses the advantage of enormous water-power. 

 Within a forty-five mile radius, this is said to equal 

 900,000 horse-power. The erection of new Govern- 

 ment buildings, palatial hotels, and the laying out 

 and improvement of public parks and drives, are 

 in harmony with a city that is rapidly developing, 

 not only in commercial importance, but as an artistic 

 and literary centre. 



There are already ten railways running into the 

 city, and three more are under construction. 



Toronto, the Queen City, is reached from Montreal 

 in a night's journey. It has no Mount Royal, which 

 commands such a fine panoramic view. On the 

 other hand, it is not an island, and has the possibilities 

 of expansion to an unlimited degree. Its growth in 

 population has been rapid, doubling the number each 



