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Northern Manitoba

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“North of Fifty-three,” in the Province of Manitoba, contains
187,000 square miles of virgin territory, commonly known as
“Northern Manitoba.” Until a few years ago, this vast territory
was practically unknown. Even at this date (1928), it is only
beginning to attract the attention that it deserves, and that will
be directed to it as the years pass and its valuable natural re—
sources become known and developed.

Northern Manitoba first attracted general attention in 1910
when the construction of the Hudson Bay Railway was begun,
and the dream of the West———a shorter route overseas—gave
promise of realization. A few years later the discovery of gold
and copper ore aroused temporary enthusiasm. The Great War
broke out in 1914, and Northern Manitoba. like other districts,
was practically forgotten. Now that the Hudson Bay Railway,
and the Northern Manitoba Railway (Flin-Flon), are nearing
completion, and the great mineral wealth of Northern Manitoba
is becoming known, the territory is attracting world-wide atten-
tion, and people from all parts of the globe are flocking into it,
hopeful of participating in the wealth that development must
produce. ‘

The people of Manitoba and the other Prairie Provinces are
naturally interested in the Hudson Bay Railway, which from
present indications will reach Fort Churchill in 1929. The
completion of the railway will ensure a shorter route to over-
seas markets, provide for direct importations to the West, re—
duce freight rates and assist in the development of Northern
Manitoba. The feasibility of the Hudson Bay Route is no
longer a subject of contention, and the people of the West
almost feverishly anticipate the new era that is assured, when
the Old World and the New are brought into closer touch.