A griculture— ©Fransportation a —— Agricultural fairs are held in Prince Rupert, Terrace and Smithers, each district having a good prize list. CLIMATE varies as to district. The Coast as far east as Mile 90, mild; East from that point, dry climate with hot summers, and fairly cold winters, no extremes; snowfall is light, and brilliant sunshine the rule. It is a remarkable fact that storms and blizzards are practically unknown in this belt. The Dominion Government is contemplating opening an experimental farm in the Lakes District. There are good schools, roads and stores, and in most places the telegraph and telephone, with regular mail service. The Queen Charlotte Islands, comprising some 1,300,000 acres of land, much of which is heavily timbered, will in the future become a great agricultural country. These Islands, lying some 80 miles west of Prince Rupert, enjoy a very mild climate owing to the proximity of the Japanese current. Oats, wheat and barley have been ripened in small experi- mental patches on the Nadu River. Potatoes, cabbages and all kinds of roots have been grown successfully at various points on Masset Inlet. Cf ransportation RINCE RUPERT, being the nearest Pacific coast port to the Orient, is the natural port of call for all steamers plying between the Orient and Canada. The Canadian National-Prince Rupert route saves 24 hours steaming on the Pacific, and the railway grade between Prince Rupert and the East, being 4/10 of one per cent as against 2.5 per cent on other railways, surely places this port as the logical link between Canada and the Orient. The valuable freights of silks, teas, ete, which carry high priced insurance, and which are now passing through southern ports should be shipped through this port, thus effecting a great saving in time and money to their owners. The table of relative distances shown on page fourteen, taken from the Dominion Government Trade Map, gives a good idea of the favorable position held by Prince Rupert: [PAGE THIRTEEN]