The granary of the British Empire : the western provinces of Canada : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
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alternative: The western provinces of Canada
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Canadian Pacific Railway Company
issued: 2019-08-06
issued: [1914?]
description: "Cover title. Basically information for the prospective settler but does include some information on C.P.R. routes and hotels. Also: [1914?] 111 p. 21 cm."-- Edwards, M. H., Lort, J. C. R., & Carmichael, W. J. (1975). A bibliography of British Columbia: Years of growth, 1900-1950. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 60.
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcbooks/items/1.0380318/source.json
extent: 111 pages : illustrations, map (folded) ; 22 cm
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note: THE GRANARbfiaPfHE BRITISH EMPIRE aW* tilf IWEffERN lCJ|NADA.:.> Manitoba, SaskMohewai? Alberta, British Columbia. Canadian Pacific Railway ^& > E PARTMENT CM N ATURA L RESOURCIS Across tanada Via the Palatial Trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway Through Services Magnificently equipped through trains 1 e a v e Montreal daily for Toronto, Port Arthur, Fort William, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, and other points in Western Canada. Services to and from the leading cities in United States. Tourist Cars on through trains, supplied with cooking range, bed linen, well upholstered and with porter in charge are especially convenient for settlers. Great Lakes Service Optional transcontinental route between Port McNicoll, on Georgian Bay and Port Arthur and Fort William, A pleasant and interesting trip on Lakes Huron and Superior—Largest bodies of fresh water in. world. C.P.R. Hotels At various points throughout Canada the Canadian Pacific operates hotels which are widely known for their excellent accommodation and superior service. For detailed information regarding reservations, rates, etc., see any C.P.R. Agent or write C."E. E. Ussher Montreal Passenger Traffic Manager Canada LI The Western Provinces u of Canada j Foreword "The nineteenth century belonged to the United States—the twentieth belongs to Canada." Thus spoke one of the clearest thinkers in America several years ago. Canada is a country of great distances and immense possibilities. Extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, it is more than equal in size to the United States, and, in fact, covers over 3,745,000 square miles, one-twelfth of the land surface of the earth. The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway from ocean to ocean, through Canadian territory, first disclosed the real capabilities of the Western plains, and the favorable nature of their climate. Time and the course of events have widened the scope of that disclosure, and opened a wheat field with a producti (e power equal to a wo…
note: Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/933147830
has type: Books
identifier: FC3204.2 .C243 1914
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0380318
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [Calgary] : Canadian Pacific Railway, Department of Natural Resources
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3204.2 .C243 1914
subject: Agriculture--Canada, Western
subject: Canada, Western--Emigration and immigration
type: Text