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Identifier: annualreportofne00neww (find matches)
Title: Annual report of the New Westminster Board of Trade, 1891
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: New Westminister Board of Trade
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Publisher: New Westminster : Lewis & Greig, book and job printers
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
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adjacent territory produce. It is nearly in the centre ofWestminster District, the finest agricultural district in British Colum-bia, the district in which are situated a large majority of the greatsalmon canning establishments and sawr-mills, and, as well, the mostpopulous and rapidly increasing district in the Province. The city iseasy of access from all parts of this territory, by railway, steamer orwagon road. The Fraser flows through the finest agricultural andtimber lands anywhere to be found ; and, as no other medium cancompete with water in point of cheapness for the purposes of trans-portation, the Fraser gives Westminster a substantial advantage inthis respect over any other city in the Province. It is, therefore, oneof the most desirable points, both for trade and manufacturing. Besides possessing the advantages of its situation on the river,Westminster is well supplied with other commercial avenues. It isthe fresh water terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and through
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEW WESTMINSTER. —16— passengers over that road, destined for Victoria or points beyond, maychoose between the Burrard Inlet route, via Vancouver, and the Fraserroute, via Westminster, the latter being shorter by about 25 miles. Itis also the western terminus of the Great Northern Railway, whichreaches it over the Westminster Southern, a road constructed by theenergy of its own citizens. By means of this new road and its connec-tions Westminster is brought into direct railway communication withSeattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco and the whole Americanrailway system, east and south. This road is now almost completedto Seattle, and is expected to be open for regular traffic before theend of the year. The importance of this new connection is muchmore than the mere circumstance that it adds one more to our avenuesof trade. The Great Northern is a competitor with the CanadianPacific for the trade of British Columbia, and Westminster, beingpractically the weste

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  • bookcontributor:Fisher___University_of_Toronto
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