THE 'MORXTN'G OHEGOXIANV SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1910. ' ; D
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Victoria Musi. Make Enormous Pro
gress During 1910, Because Dur
ing 1910 the Following Will Be
Under Way:.
(1) 'The largest amount of municipal work" in-'-the his
tory of Victoria, including such works as the permanent
paving: and modern lighting of Yates, Douglas, Fort and
other streets.
(2) Alberni extension of the E. & N. Railway.
(3) Cowichan Lake extension of the E. & N. Railway.
(4) Corvstruction-of the Goldstream Pipe-lme by, the
Esquimalt Waterworks Company; which, together with the
existing City-Waterworks system ensures a most abundant
supply of water to Victoria and adjacent districts.
(5) Development of electric-power at Jordan River, at
a cost of $i,5ooooo.co, by the B. C. Electric Railway ; and
the extension of this Company's railway lines in the city of
Victoria; and throughout the adjacent farming and fruit
growing districts-
(6) Increased train services on the E. & N. Railway
and on the V. & S. Railway.
(7) Many fine new buildings, such as the Empress
Hotel addition of 68 rooms; the magnificent Pemberton
block (said to be the largest office building in British Co
lumbia); the "Times" newspaper and office building; the
Sayward Block; large additions to the Parliament Build
ings; Grand Trunk Pacific Railway's extensive docks and
offices, and several other new wharves; new station of the
Victoria & Sidney Railway; the $100,000.00 Y. M. C. A.
Building; large addition to the Dominion Hotel; enlarge
ment of sawmills ; new schools, etc
The Building Permits for January, 191 o, show an
increase of-66. per cent, over January, 1909.
(8) Completion of the magnificent scenic Mill Bay
wagon and automobileroad. .
(9) The re-estabftstrment-of' Esquimalt (two miles dis
tant from Victoria's present boundary) as a Naval Base by
the Canadian authorities.
(! ' Extensive harbor tnvprovements in Victoria Har-
bbr. '.jj '
(11) The laying out and improvement of several very
large residential tracts adjacent to Victoria.
(12) ' . In addition to the present large fleet of
steamers entering Victoria, there will be an increase
during 1910 of from fifteen to twenty passenger
steamers alone, including such new vessels as the palatial
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway's steamers, the "Prince Ru
pert" and "Prince George" (sister ships to the well-known
C P. R. "Princesses"), and various other large new vessels
of the C P. R,.the Alaska Steamship Co., the Boscowitz
Steamship Co., the Mackenzie Steamship Co., etc., etc.
uarantee
The above facts are guaranteed to
be an exact and correct list of some
of the known improvements that are
to be made during the year 1910.
VICTORIA, Vancr-wer Island, advanced
. greatly during 1909, and ALL PRE
VIOUS RECORDS WERE BROKEN,
in the value of new buildings; bank clearances;
amount of municipal work; sales of real estate;
tourist trade, and in increase of population.
Some Noteworthy
Opinions
The Premier of B-ritish Columbia, in his New Year's message
said : "British Columbia during the past year has enjoyed wonder
ful developments, and everything points to 1910 being the most
prosperous year in the history of the Province. THE EXPAN
SION OF THE COMING TWELVE MONTHS WILL BE
UNEXAMPLED, and an indication of the great future, of the
Pacific Coast of Canada." Victoria is the capital of British
Columbia; the farthest West city-in Canada; and the -wealthiest
per capita in America.
The Prince and Princess of Wales said of Victoria in 1901 : "It
was the most beautiful city they had seen m their trip -around the
world."
Lord Strathcona said on the first September, 1909 : "It gives
mereat pleasure to see the progress which Victoria is making. It
is one of the most desirable spots in the world. Indeed, I cannot
conceive a more desirable place of residence."
Rudyard Kipling said of British Columbia's climate: "It is
the most perfect in the world, and the best of it is experienced in
Victoria."
We fully endorse the following extract from a New Year's Edi
torial in one of Victoria's newspapers: "Victoria is a magnet of
itself; this climate of ours, and it does "not belong to Victoria alone
but extends over a large area, is one of the most valuable of our
assets. Nature made this part of Vancouver Island for a home for
people. She prepared the land for it, so that there may be innumer
able homes and picturesque surroundings. She has spread out a
series of panoramic views, such as one might search in vain else
where to discover. She endowed us with beautiful water stretches.
She blessed us with the finest of climates. She protected us from
malaria and insect pests. She gave our soil a fertility that will
enable it to produce the finest of vegetables, fruits and flowers.
These are real assets."
Greater Victoria today is the same
size (namely about 50,000) that Seattle
was in 1897 when the Klondike Rush
began ; we think those who read this
page must agree with us when we
assert, as we do,that Victoria's pros
pects today are undeniably superior
to what Seattle's were when Seattle's
great expansion commenced in 1897.
" Victoria bank clearances for January, 1910,
show an increase of 75 per cent over January,1
1909.
General inquiries regarding Victoria- or Vancouver Isl
and mav be addressed to the following: r
The Mayor of Victoria
Victoria Board of Trade
Victoria Development Association
In Addition Victoria Confidently
Anticipates the Following During
. the Year 1910:
(1) ' Ttie-Canadian Northern Railway, to commence
construction on the Barkley Sound and Victoria Railway,
etc., as well as to commence-construction-on the-mainland of
British Columbia.
(2) The construction-of various large new sawmills at
Alberni, Cowichan Bay, and other points, and an enormous
increase in the lumber business, as on Vancouver Island is
the largest accessible compact bod of merchantable-timber
in the world. j
(3) Canadian Pacific Railway to dear rap for settle
ment large-tracts of land. along the line of the E..& N. Rail
way. (4) The construction-at an earlydate of Iron and USteel
.Works on Vancouver Island.
(5) The opening up during 1910 of "several, new-coal
mines on Vancouver Island.
(6) The establishment at Victoria or Esquimalt (two
miles distant from Victoria's -present boundary) of addition
al shipbuilding facilities on a much larger scale than at
present, existing.
(7) We confidently look-forward to a great increase in
the population of Victoria during 1910, and with increased
Steamship and Hotel.accommodation the TouristSeason of
1910 will undoubtedly be the heaviest on record.
" (8) We estimate that the "out-of-the-ordinary" ex
penditure during 1910 on new developments tributary, to
Victoria will amount.to from $6,000,000 to$8,ooo,ooo.
Climate
-Ttre crrmate of Vancouver Island approximates closely;
that of Great Britain, modified by its geographical situation.
The proximity of the snow-capped Olympian mountains has
a marked effect on the summer temperature, which is never
intensely hot, while the Japan current, striking the west
coast, brings with it moisture and heat, which temper the
severity of the winter. The remarkable advantages Vic
toria enjoys over all other coast points the small amount of
rainfall and moderate temperature, are strikingly illustrated
in the meteorological returns for the years 1907, 1908, and
1909. The influence of the Japan current, and other
factors combine to produce a result which is per
haps best shown by the fact that the isothermal lines
showing highest temperature in summer and lowest temper
ature in the winter, intersect at Victoria, thus demonstrating
that it enjoys the double advantage of both the ideal sum
mer and ideal winter temperature. The following is a con
densation of the returns in question:
Average temperature, 1907 ...... 50.5 deg.
1908 : ..---i 50.0 deg.
48.5 deg.
Rainfall, -1907 .- - - ...... ---.-.-----.-- -.-:- .--" .22.0 ins.
1908 - t... ., -,t 26.70 ins.
I99 ----.-... m 29.98 ins.
Average highest temperature at Victoria during
the last 20 years ...... . . 84.2- deg
Average lowest temperature at Victoria during
last 20 years . . ...a....:.... ... ......r.j 17-3 leg.
investors
Enquirers regarding investments,
lands or homes will receive a list of
reliable firms with whom they may
safely transact business, upon appli
cation to the
VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.