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the early Scotch colonists who reside in imposing 

 residences on the outskirts of the town. A walk in 

 that direction shows that Winnipeg, like all great 

 cities, is cultivating suburban life. 



New towns and villages are quickly springing up, 

 contiguous to agricultural and manufacturing districts, 

 and in the rapidity of their growth make Winnipeg the 

 Chicago of the Dominion. 



The great incentive to development has come 

 from railway enterprise. The Canadian Pacific 

 running from east to west has many branches which 

 bring settlers within reach of rich agricultural soil. 

 The Grand Trunk system, and the Canadian 

 Northern, each exploring different territory, have done 

 much in opening easy avenues for the transit of grain 

 and stock to Winnipeg and other important centres 

 where traders find remunerative markets. Indeed, 

 one can see, in addition to provincial economic 

 advantages, the possibility of new routes by land and 

 sea to and from and across the Dominion through 

 what is now a daily event — the extension of these 

 great railway systems. 



Amongst other valuable services rendered by the 

 Government is the issue of reliable information on 

 trade and agriculture. There are annual returns 

 from the Provincial and Dominion Board of Trade 

 which can be accepted as bona ficU. Emigrants and 

 settlers are no longer the dupes of advertising agents 

 and others with axes to grind. The returns are too 



