. ,t...• I> re-.;: .. ·-- .. J I ' C .-r--· . • ] . . Souvenir of . . EDMONTON CANADA PRINTE D AND PUBLIS HED IJ V TH E. OUUOl.AS CO ., l.TO, A T THEIR PR ESS • . 2 12 HO WA AD A VC. EiO M O NTO N PHOTOGRAPH S AND E NOAAV I NG 8 OV TH E SYRO N · MAV CO • • l.TO , Edmonton-The Capital City ATuRE has bestowed without measure beauty and bounty upon this ~orth ern City of some thirty thousand inhabitants. Situated as it is on the • or th ba nk of the broad , winding Saskatch ewan ri,·er , who's thickly \Yoodcd banks and fertile valleys p rove a sonrce of lasting beauty and benefit to the City's teem ing thousands . Its rich minerals have for over a quarter of a century attracted the expert miner. Coal of the finest quality is found in great abundance, and much gold has been taken from the river bed . Broad acr es of the m ost fertile far ming land in America ,:tJ·etch fo r miles in every direction from the Uity . This, combined with the mining and manufacturing industries, makes the City the most resourceful in the Western provinces . The financial status of the City may be ascertained from th e fact that it has th irteen well equipped banks . Its assessment fo r 1910 is 830, 10-5,110. lts bui lding permi ts for HJO!) \Yere 82 , I :2R, Hi(). Edmonton has been well called the rai lway centre of Al berta, having no fewer than three transcontinental rail ways an d as mn,ny other local lines . Not only this, but it is confi dently expected that before long a r ailroad will be buil t into the famous Peace H. iver C'OUntry, which h as been aptly cal led '' The Empire of the Korth. ' N ~- I We are not surprised, therefor e, to find Edmonton the commer cial centr e of 'Ve;;tern Canada. The educational interests of the City and surrou nd ing coun try are amply provided for by twclvc pu blic schools ancl one high school, togeth er with a numher of denom in ational and business col leges . The P rovincial Un iversity is situ