Natural resources of Quebec

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Identifikator:: 1796289558

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-181093

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Natural resources of Quebec

Edition:: Rev. ed.

Place of publication:: Ottawa

Publisher:: Natural resources intelligence service

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: 132 p; illus., maps

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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CONTENTS PAGE 1. A ProviNCE OLD IN STORY Discovery by Cartier—Early French Explorers—The Seven Years’ War—Relics of Feudal France. THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE Some introductory facts—Phvsical features—Gaspé and the Eastern Townships—Laurentian Plateau—Waterways—St. Lawrence system— Port of Montreal —Rivers—Railways—Roads—Quebec system— Cli- nate — Population — The Habitant — Government — Municipalities— Educational system — Council of Public Instruction — Public Schools — Higher education — Bilingual svstem. . . 111. AGRICULTURE Statistics — Rural population — Systems of farming — Government assistance to agriculture — Demonstration Farms — Schools for Farmers — Field crops — Oats in Quebec — Flax — Tobacco — Maple Sugar — Market gardening — Fruit — Small Fruits — Bee-Keeping — Live Stock — Poultry — Fur Farming — Dairying — Statistics Co-oper- ative Marketing. (iV. FORESTS-STATISTICS Forest areas — Forest wealth — Classification of timber lands — Forest and Wood-using Industries — Pulp and Paper — Allied industries — Sorest administration — School of Forestry — School for paper-makers— Ranger's school — Forest reserves — Fire prevention — Co-operative Protective associations — Reforestation. \V. MINERALS Potentialities — Value of production — Principal minerals, location and statistics — Clay products — Building materials — Mining laws — Table of mineral production. ... VT. WATER-POWERS Resources of Quebec — Developed water-powers — Montreal, Quebec, Eastern Townships, St. Maurice, Hull and Lake St. John Districts — Pulp and paper installations — Quebec Streams Commission — Leases of water-powers. . VII. FISHERIES AND GAME Early industry — Commercial importance — Statistics — Salt-water fisheries — Cod, Herring, etc. — Inland Fisheries — Hunting — and Angling — Leases of Privileges — Fishing regulations — License fees — Hunting — Big Game — Regulations — Fur Industrv — Rovalties — Fur farming. .. VIII. MANUFACTURES Labour supply — Basis of industries — Leading industries — Statistics of manufactures — Foreign markets. . . IX. SETTLEMENT AREAS Statistics — Abitibi — The Soil, etc. — Timiskaming ~— Matapedia — Lake St. John — Temiscouata — Chaleur Bav — Labelle — Eastern Townships... . X NEw QUEBEC OR UNGAvA Agriculture — Climate — Timber — Minerals — Fisheries, sea and inland — Furs — Water Powers. AppENDIX I. List oF PuLP AND PAPER MILLS... ............. II. List or DEVELOPED WATER-POWERS............. INDEX... .... .. 88105 —11 37 75 1) 100 [10 112 119 123 126 130

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