stations; slaughtering and meatpacking; petroleum
products; printing, publishing; baking products, etc.
Each represents a vital unit in the life of its people.
The situation is strikingly reflected in the advance
of the value of manufactured products over a period
of fifty years ... in 1880 the value was placed at
three million dollars, whilst in 1930, it rose to two
hundred and forty-two million dollars. New branches
of manufactured goods are establishing their head-
quarters in British Columbia every day. As a base
for the manutacturer with world-wide interests, British
Columbia would seem to be ideal. Sufficient em-
phasis has been laid upon its natural advantages.
To these must be added the exceptional living condi-
tions, which make for contentment and a low labour
turnover, a remarkable freedom from industrial dis-
putes, a reasonable system of taxation, and an in-
clination everywhere to encourage new enterprise.
The banking facilities are excellent, construction costs
exceptionally moderate and labour plentiful. To a
great extent the field remains to be exploited, and
opportunities are everywhere apparent, notably on
the Coast, which has some of the finest tide-water
sites on the North American continent.

Thus we have briefly pictured the economic life
of our Province, mentioning only the most important,

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