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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.

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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:

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