I N T E R P R ET AT I O N O F A b ov e — & Th e adz e or b r oad a xe Repre sents th e s quare tim b er trade . & h — in t T e b e ehiv e Repre s ents du s r y . — s Th e ploug h a n d s h e a f of w heat Repre ent s plenty . — s Th e locom otive Repre s ents tran s portation facilitie b y rail . — & The locks a n d river Repre sents tran s portation f acilities b y w ater . — & s s s b ss w h s s h m b a m . Th rural cene Repre ent a country le ed it un ine , ti er g e — & Th e Chaudiere Falls Repres ents w ater po w er f acilities . n i h — J s Th e fi gur e o r g t Repre sent s u tice . — & Th e fi gur e on left Repre sents di gn ity of lab or . — & e s his a n d s h m k e s s r s h . Th ro e , t tle a roc R pre ent B iti connection HE TY OF OTTAW A s The a CI has made rapid strides in the last ten year . Capital is admir bly itu a te ~on . S d located a high bluff, where the picturesque Rideau and the capricious Gatineau O a m s . rivers &oin the waters of the ma&estic ttaw . it ake an ideal site for the seat of government The n e w b stately pile of stone , the Parliament Buildings and departmental locks , which crown t i d . the highest par of the city , are at once the wonder and a mirat on of all But aside from the O w i a it s its interest which centres in tta a as the Nat onal Capit l , wonderful natural scenery and unrivalled water power give it an attraction for tourists and those of indu s trial pursuits th a t c a n — h a e a . O is fi O not be over estimated ver three hundred years ago Champlain made rst voy ge up the ttawa , l ving w the what is now Montreal ith a party of Indians in hope of discovering the Western Sea , the way to China ; w a s 182 6 The 1 812 th e i but it not till that the city had its beginning . war of had shown need of an inter or line c i s e of communication , and so the Imperial Government decided to build a anal for mil tary purpo es , conn cting & K s 1 26 O . m the ttawa with ing ton , a distance of miles Col By ca e out to take charge of the work and built rude frame b a r ra cks f or his men where the Parliament Buildings now rear their stately strue . T tures A residence for himself he had erecte d in what is now Ma&or Hill Park . his was 1 82 2 7 B . 18 8 the nucleus of the city . In the village of ytow n was incorporated In the vil ’ 100 Th e lage had grown to include over houses . first church , now St . Andrew s , was erect in The 1832 a n e . v ed this year canal was finished in , d ga e a wat rway for the trade between L w 184 18 U . 7 D pper and o er Canada In it was incorporated as a town , and on ecember , 1854 O , the city of ttawa was incorporated , taking as its motto the pregnant word , & ” e He r h e . V a s t Advanc Ma&esty , the late &ueen ictoria , selected Ottawa the Capital of ’ D 1857 1859 s ominion in , and in the Parliament of Canada ratified the &ueen choice after 18 . 60 His K E VI I some stormy debates In , Ma&esty , the late ing dward , then Prince of s J y l st 1867 &a Wales , laid the corner stone of the Parliament Building , and on ul , , the g D & of the ominion oated from the c e n tra l tow e r . ' Another point in which Ottawa e x c ell s is its progressive educational facilities . In 1872 4 T - 22 25 . o there was public schools with teachers and pupils day there are 0 . g -a J 225 The i kin de r a r public schools with teachers and pupils . school stud es include g m‘ m E NT RAN CE i ’ s . ten for the l ttle ones , manual training for the boys , and domestic science for the girls p ARLI AICI E NT BUILDING S . The R E Th e separate schools , as the oman Catholic schools are called , have both French and nglish sections . es T i s u n de n om in a t onai The schools have also made progress . hen there is the normal and model school , which i . s . T 1 s . U O collegiate in titute i s the next step in the educational system hen there the niversity of ttawa, which was s T de troyed by fire some years ago , but which has risen from the ashes , better and grander than ever . his is one e of the finest Catholic institutions in America , and its doors are open to all . In addition to the above , th re are ’ s many business colleges , ladies college and convents and private schools that leave little to be desired . FROM AN INDUSTRIAL POINT OF VIEW But while old Bytow n was being transf ormed into the Capital City shrewd men were exploiting the natural wealth of the district , — and the lumbering industry was given its birth a h industry that has done much for Ottawa and has made many an individual for e tune and materially assisted the developm nt of the city as a whole . The first saw mill was erected at the Chaudiere in 1 853 and others s The 1900 followed in rapid succes ion . disastrous fire of resulted in i some of these being replaced by other industr es at the Chaudiere , such as paper mills , and in the rebuilding of more modern enterprises and more substantial structures . While the vast lumber limits are m c o yearly becoming more distantly re oved , lumbering , and its O ’ industry , pulp and paper making , still loom large in ttawa s indus trial life . Ottawa stands third among Canadian cities for percentage growth — of manufactures in a period of five years and what is still better, it occupies the same proud position in compari s on with leading United H States cities during the same years , ranking only beneath amilton B T . T O PA LIAMENTARY LIBRARY . and oronto hus it will be seen that three ntario cities hold the PRORO G ATION OF PARLIAMEN T . NEW P ARLI AMENT B UILDING . - THE VICE RE G AL RESIDENCE . highest positions in comparison with similar manufacturing centres a cros s The a the border . following ch rt shows in concise form the comparative U a i advances of Canadian and nited St tes cities dur ng a five year period , where it is seen Ottawa hold s a creditable position & 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ottawa and Hull may yet become the centre of an important iron ore The D industry . report of the ominion Mines Branch fully confirming this l & 0 be ief, follows N very large bodies of good iron ore have been proven OTTAWA CITY HALL . a l exist in the province of &uebec , though th e re are wide spread indica a tions of iron , but it is possible th t extensive beds of iron or e may yet be discovered or that some of the known RIDEAU FALLS . deposits now regarded as doubtful R A OR THE OB SE V T Y . T . E may prove to be of great value here is some reason the astern Block , as they now exist , and part of the T to believe that there may be extensive iron deposits Western Block . hese are a pure Gothic of no parti e n H along the Gatineau river in ull lar period , but the noble civic O n township , ttawa county , within buildi gs of the Low Countries a few miles of the city of Ottawa . and Italy are understood to have In this book will b e found a afforded suggestions to the archi D te c ts sketch of the new ominion Par . At a later date the Western lia m e n t D Buildings , where Cana epartmental Block was much d s m ian in council will control the enlarged , and the agnificent future destinies of the Domini on .