cti‘seiilc» iisbestos, coal, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, 
lepklolUe (liUiia mica), magnesite, mica, mineral 
pigments (oclires), peat, natural gas, petroleum, 
phosphate, pyrites, quartz, salt, talc, cement, clay 
lime, sand, gravel, slate, stone, etc. 
fi. Of the three prairie Provinces, Manitoba is 
the most abundantly endowed with water power 
resources. More than 5,000,000 h.p. is available in 
the water powers of the Winnipeg and Nelson 
rivers. Plants of 250,000 h.p. capacity are now 
ill operation. 
a. Western Canada is a new and wealthy mar- 
ket, offering the manufacturer unrivalled oppor- 
tunities for present profits and substantial future 
growth. 
THE WESTERN MARKET 
485 ,^ 42,698 2 , 067,682 
Acres People 
Area Population 
Manitoba 161,172,21)8 acres 639,056 
Saskatchewan 161,088,000 " 821,042 
Alberto 163,382,400 “ 607,684 
7. Alberta has 81 million acres of land suitable 
for agriculture, of which only 11 million acres 
are cultivated. It has a population of 607,000; 
could sustain a population of 3,750,000. 
Saskatchewan has 73 million acres suitable for 
cultivation, of which 20 millions are being cul- 
tivated. It has a population of about 821,000; 
could support one of 3,320,000. 
Manitoba has 25 million acres suitable for cul- 
tivation, of which only 8 million acres are being 
cultivated. Its population is a little over 639,000; 
couhl sustain 1,960,000. 
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WINNIPEG 
AT A GLANCE 
Capita) of the Province of Manitoba. 
Altitude — 760 ft. above seaboard. 
Area — 15,961 acres; 24.9 sq. miles. 
Population — 2:) 5,000. 
Streets — 500 miles. 
Street Railway — 112 miles. 
Parks — 674 acres; 31 Parks. 
Rivers — 2; Water area 422 acres. 
Schools — 66 . . 
Colleges — 6. 
Retail Stores — 2,600. 
Water Rate — $1.75 to $3.15 per ([uarter. 
Electric Right Rate — 3c per k.w.h. 
Electric Power Rate — per k.w.h, up. 
Telephone Rate — Business, $78; Residence, $38 
per year. 
Industrial Output — Over $100,000,000 annually. 
Wholesale Turnover — $250,000,000 annually. 
Bank Clearings exceed $2,500,000,000 annually. 
Postal Receipts exceed $2,800,000 annually. 
Customs Receipts exceed $12,000,000 annually. 
Issued by 
Industrial Development Board of Manitoba 
Confederation Life Building 
Winnipeg 
Write for General Industrial Report of Winnipeg 
and List of Industrial Opportunities. 
What*s 
Behind 
Winnipeg 
• 
1. Manitoba stands out pre-eminently among 
the Provinces of Canada as a field for exploitation. 
Rich In undeveloped fisheries, in mineral areas, 
especially in agricultural wealth, it extends, not 
only to the aspiring and Intelligent settlor th« 
means of useful independence, but to the capital- 
ist unlimited opportunity for economic gain. 
2. Manitoba’s area is 251,832 square miles. This 
Is more than double the area of the British Isles 
and is greater than the area of Germany, of Spain 
or of France. It exceeds tlie combined areas of 
the states of North Dakota, South Dakota ami 
Minnesota. The water area of the province covers 
16,500 square miles and includes one of the largest 
inland fisheries In the world. 
3. Although Manitoba Is world-famed as a 
prairie agricultural Province, over 75% of its area 
is wooded. There are over 137,000 square miles 
of forest land in the Province. There is estimated 
to be 8,400,000,000 cubic feet of pulp and fuel 
wood In these areas, Including over 28,000,- 
000 cords of poplar, 20,000.000 cords of Juckplno 
and 18,000,000 of spruce. 
4. Manitoba Is fast assuming I lie role of a min- 
ing Province. Her resources Include antimony, 
cobalt, copper, gold. Iron, lead, molybdenum, nickel, 
platinum and palladlan, silver, tin, tiingslcn, vine. 
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