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THE BRITISH PREFERENCE A Master on Part tho CANADA PREEMINENT Heart of Had Effect on lish Nation GROWTH Bond Between Dominion and Land Greatly Strength ened by This Policy Liberal party Hfiervca llio jut credit for diligence wisdom ind with which It labored for tho up and Great Britain poettlon held by Canada In British la due to a largo xtent to tho adoption of wise This THE CONQUERING OF WESTERN CANADA NO TRAINS A or cartoon drawn Mr concert Canada or an THIS COUNTRY DEMANDS ONLY MODERATE TARIFF Work of Making Harmony Which Has Been Doing in Racial Matters Is Being Accomplished by Fielding in Fiscal Affairs i given In tho East t i trade It might In thin part irplu Britain Originally eighth In adjusted adapted to goods exported from Can reduction of one THE CONQUERING OF WESTERN CANADA NO 6 THE VOLUNTEERS I I to THE CHARGES VARY Borden Supporters Vant Hall speech puts million dollars In I THE LIBERAL TARIFF HELPED PROSPERITY Tuppers Gloomy Predictions Did Not Come True As Liberals Would Have Been Blamed for Adversity They Should Get Full Credit for Prosperity vox in rely deplore ruin spelling bottom hit ejolcing at capital In- Onward Phenomenal Under in AH Lines of Industrial Enterprise The figures which follow give in succinct form the story of Canadas progress in principal lines of industrial enterprise under the Government Where possible comparison been made between and the latest year for which statistics are available In some cases as in manufacturing it been impossible to do this as was not a census year whole story is one of amazing advancement and marvelous development under the most progressive Government that has ever held power in Canada EXPANSION OF COMMERCE Total trade products 141000000 The above are figures which speak And they do not lie They tell in a word of the wonderful expansion which taken place in our trade with other countries in the twelve yeara the Government has been in power In 1896 the aggregate of our exports to and imports from other countries exclu sive of coin and bullion was In 1908 the aggregate was increase in the twelve years was increase in over the total trade of 1898 was Taking our export trade alone the is equally satisfactory The exports of Canadian products in were valued at The exports of like products in reached a value of The Increase in this case was GROWTH IN THE WEST Immigranta arriving In Went and tattling on farms In five Immigrants arriving In West and settling on farms five Acres put In crop in by Immigrants arriving in previous years Acres put In crop In by immigranta arriving In years prior to that date Growth is scarcely the word to describe the onward rush which has character ized the West of late Stagnation has given place to abounding progress Des pair has made way for compelling hope It is really a new West that exists today At the end of less than immigrants who had arrived during the previous five years were settled on Western farms In the number of so settled who had arrived subsequent to was In the addition to crop acreage resulting from immigrant labor the result is equally remarkable RAILWAYS KEEP PACE Passengers Carried 18i Passengers Carried 1S Tons Freight 1 Tons Freight Moved The mileage of Canadian railways in was about per cent in advance of that of The expansion in traffic was vastly greater passenger travel having much more than doubled while the volume of freight was well nigh trebled MINES YIELD OF THEIR RICHNESS the progressive policy pursued in the Yukon the opening up of the Nest Pass region and the wise course followed along other lines is largely due the- fact that Canada as shown by the figures just given is rapidly taking her place the foremost producers of the world in the riches of the MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT output of factories In 1801 output of factories In With the opening up our foreign trade and manufacturing enterprises by the wisdom shown the West the growth in wealth due to the expansion of mineral development new life has been infused into well Development along this line has been aided too readjusting the tariff as to relieve consumers and turers alike of hampering restrictions previously imposed BANKS GROWING WITH THE GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY capital paid up 189S capital paid up 1907 76000000 Deposits The financial interests have felt the momentum which has been given to ell of industrial enterprise As a result the volume of bank in circulation much more than doubled while the prosperity of the country generally is flhown by the swell ing of the funds on deposit in chartered banks from to ONWARD MARCH IN INSURANCE Subnet at S Income Straight Life Companies I Income Straight Life Companies banking is duplicated in that which seta forth the ex- companies Notwithstanding the wonderful growth organizations the amount at risk by regular fire years while the income of straight life companies The story of progress business of of mutual fire and life has almost doubled has increased well nigh four fold ENLARGED POSTAL SERVICE The abounding activity in all industrial lines has naturally called for an extension of the countrys postal facilities The demand has been fully met by the progressive Government now in power Nearly new postoffices have been established in twelve years and provision has been made for meeting the demands of the people that considerably over three times the number of letters were carried in 1908 that were carried in 1896 Now another and most important further is being taken by providing for the organization of a rural mail delivery service Truly THE NAME OF LAURIER STANDS FOR THE GREATER CANADA