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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
ACROSS THE BORDER
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while nearer at hand mountain peaks similar to
those at Montreal diversify the river scene.
A magnificent panoramic view of the city can
be enjoyed from the summit; the harbor, the
shipping, the public buildings and the Victoria
MTwtf ONTREAL occupies a site which is unsur- Bridge all impress the looker-on with the im-
-**»- passed for commercial advantages. Situ- portance of Montreal.
ated at the head of ocean navigation, it has more
It may not be generally known that Montreal
than realized the dream of its founders, the first has a banking institution which stands third in
explorers of Canada. It is to-day the metropolis point of capital in the world. It is preceded
of Canada. Higher than Montreal no ocean only by the Bank of England and the Bank of
vessel can profitably go, lower than Montreal the France. It should be understood in this con-
inland fleet, charged with produce for over-sea nection that the banking system of Canada is
ports, will never descend. Its future place much different than our own country, for in-
among Canadian cities is assured. As a manu-
stance, the Bank at Montreal has branches,
facturing centre Montreal has no Canadian rival.
which operate as feeders to the parent house, in
The enormous water power of the Lachine
all the principal cities of Canada. This city
has been the theatre of all important historical
events since its first discovery by Cartier in 1535,
down to the time the British flag was raised in
1760, and after the retirement of Montgomery.
From that time on the history of Montreal has
been a record of successful commercial enter-
prise, where merchants have extended their
trade into all parts of the Dominion.
Music trade, in common with other industrial
lines has progressed rapidly here. There are
several piano factories within the city limits,
and many musical establishments of high repute,
mention of which is made in another portion of
this volume.
flONTREAL.
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dren or more think themselves entitled to a
larger tract, and one Paul Belanger, an old man
who fought against the rebels in 1837, asks for
three lots, as he has thirty-six children, assert-
ing that the number of his offspring is exactly
equal to that of the enemies he had killed in
battle. Hon. G. Ominet, the provincial super-
intendent of education, is the twenty-sixth
child of the same father and mother. Applica-
tions for the bounty are now pouring into the
land office at the rate of thirty a month. Many
families have just heard of the law, while others
have waited loyally for the twelfth child to be
born. As a scheme for populating the province
it discounts immigration, while it places the
family on a solid financial basis and lessens the
temptation to emigrate to the "States." But
how long will the land hold out without the an-
nexation of Labrador and the Hudson Bay
country ?
"Americans" and "Canadians."
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to the Revolution all residents of the
•^•^ North American Continent were designat-
ed according to the European countries to which,
as colonies, they owed allegiance says the Press.
Those in Canada were generally called French-
Americans, those in the present United States
English-Americans, and those in Mexico,
Florida, Cuba and Texas Spanish-Americans,
THE BANK OF MONTREAL.
Rapids affords energy to a large number of
manufacturing enterprises. There are few cities
which possess the solid and enduring appear-
ance of Montreal. In the business portion of the
city, block after block of strongly built buildings
is seen.
There are several excellent musical organiza-
tions, notably the Philharmonic and the Men-
delssohn Societies. Some of its organs and
choirs are unexcelled, while of individual mu-
sicians it has several who rank among the high-
est classes. There are many schools of design
and painting, and the art gallery established in
i860 has recently been enlarged to double its
capacity, showing the increasing demand for art
in Montreal. It is not lacking in theatres, as
there are. half a dozen at least, the most aristo-
cratic being the Queens' and the Academy of
Music. This city is also the seat of some of the
most important institutions of learning in
Canada.
The scenery in and about the city is charming.
There are many beautiful parks and public
squares, and a charming resort is Mount Royal,
the point which Jacques Cartier first saw when
he ascended the St. Lawrence, when he is said
to have exclaimed ''Mont Real! " Indeed it is a
royal mountain, and the view from the summit
is beyond description. The Adirondacks and
the Green Mountains can be seen in the distance,
VIEW OF HARBOR OF MONTREAL.
Prolific Canadians.
f
HE province of Quebec has a law by which
one hundred acres of land are given as a
bounty to the parents of twelve or more chil-
dren. This law has been in existence four
years, and already 1,742 families have received
the bounty and taken titles to nearly 180,000
acres. It is a queer fact that many families are
dissatisfied. Those which have twenty chil-
The title Americans—without any prefix—was
given to the residents of the United States be-
cause they were the first to secure and establish
their independence, to gain the privileges of
freedom and self-government, and to throw off
the yoke of any European power. The Cana-
dians are still political dependents of the
British monarchy, ruled from abroad, and sub-
ject under certain limitations to laws made for
them across the sea. That's the distinction be-
tween Americans and Canadians.