CANADIAN PACIFIC HOTELS
· ACROSS CANADA
JULY 30, 1930.
CANADIAN PACIFIC HOTELS.
THE PROGRAMME of $50,000,- The expenditure in development and improvement of the Canadian Pacific Railway during 1930 in cludes $3,500,000 for hotels. This will cover the addition of 154 rooms to the Royal York Hotel at Toronto, erection of a laundry and power house at the Empress Hotel, Victoria, continued iniprovements Hotel to the Royal Alexandra Winnipeg, a new golf club house at Banff, staff quarters and other buildings. a new hotel at Kent- ville. N.S.. another new hotel to be
erected at Yarmouth, N.S., in the year, in conjunction with other interests, and a new golf course to be laid out at the Pines Hotel. Digby, N.S.
Elghty miles away from Calgary is the world-famous Baal Springs. Here is located ore of the hand- somest buildings in Canada or the eratinent, the Band Springs Hotel, built along the lines of a Scottish baronial castle. Its situation is
most lovely among the
in the world, 4,626 feet above sea level. and commanding magnificent views of the mountain-encircled Valley of the Bow,
Chateau Lake Louise, Corty miles on from: Banff, in the heart of the Rockies, has 300 guest rooms and owes world-wide fame to the incomparable beauty of the Lake where it is located. This view of the beautiful blue waters mir- roring the snow-capped semi-circle of peaks at its base has been made famous in a thousand pictures and photographs, but to be realized it has to be seen. The hotel itself is framed in gardens of poppies and some of the most lovely walks and rides on the continent are at its doors. Two widely different aspects of beauty in its highest form are shown the visitor to Banff and Lake Lomise.
The Canadian Pacific Railway is also a hotel company and its hotel investment alone constitutes it one of the largest of its kind in the world. The company either owns outright or is interested in hotels from the Maritime Pro- vinces right across the Dominion to Victoria. Starting with the Lord Nelson at Halifax in which the Canadian Pacific has a large interest, there is the famous Serving Vancouver, ? *#sul;&'s Algonquin Hotel at St. Andrews-gateway port to the Orient and the by-the-Sea, resort of golfers from commercial capital of British all over the continent, and hotels ¦ Columbia, »tho Hotel Vancouver at Digby and to be erected at takes up a prominent place in the Kentrille and Yarmouth, and the social and business life of that Admiral Beatty Hotel at Saint eity. Fireproof in construction John. -
band having-521 guest rooms with
Coming to Quebec City there is the palatial Chateau Frontenac magnificently located above the St. Lawrence.
Montreal' has the Place Viger Hotel with 118 rooms and is again of the French Chateau type of architecture.
HOTEL EMPRESS. VICTORIA, B.C.
ample public and convention space, it is built on a commanding site overlooking the straits of Georgia. From the Roof Garden that topa the hotel, there is a magnificent view of Vancouver.and surroundings.
Victoria, claimed to be the most British city on the continent, is well suited by its principal hotel the Empress, situated in a beauti- ful formal garden that fronts on the Inner Harbour of the city. Extensive alterations and ad- completed have brought a total accommodation for
During. guests. up to 589 rooms. the winter two festivals, Yule, and Sea Music, are featured at the Empress and a mid-winter golf each February. There is a magni tournament brings many visitors
ficent Vice-regal suíte, Tudor Grill room, a Conservatory with four- tain and masses of exotic blooms usual Convention and public room space. There are a Within sight of the Rockies, number of fine golf courses within Calgary has the Palliser Hotel, a easy reach of the Hotel and close community
the hy is the Crystal Gardens, a glass- stranger can observe the west in roofed amusement casino with its most colourful aspect. The hotel is located at a point whence the alluring blue outlines of the Rockies can be seen in the dis- tance above the roofs of the city.
Coming to Toronto there is the $16,000,000 Royal York hotel with, when the present addition is completed, 1,150 rooms. It will also have 58 suites and very hand- some convention and public rooms,
Reaching Winnipeg the Railway | ditions just has the Royal Alexandra Hotel The Gold Roof, Oak Grill Room, Ball-room, and Convention rooms, offer every facility for the conveni- ence of visitors.
Regina, capital of Saskatche- wan, has the Saskatchewan Hotel, an imposing structure of lime- stone, occupying a central situa- tion in the city just south of and the
beautiful Victoria Park.
centre
where
The ballroom has been almost doubled in size with much more space on the ballroom floor. Distinctive features are the Oval Drawing Room, the Sun Parlor, and the convention rooms.
spacious dancing floors, carpet bowling and badminton courts and a fine swimming pool with warmed sterilized seawater.
Bungalow
Julted Camps, throughout the majestic Rockies, offer every faciltly for the visitor to see a number of the choicest scenic spots, in a territory world- renowned for its beauty.
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HOTEL VANCOUVER, VANCOUVER, BC..
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THE ROYAL YORK.
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being the largest hotel.in the British Empire, the Royal York is the last word in accommodation for the travelling public.
Within five minutes walk from the hotel are the smart shops, theatres and other features which contribute so largely to Toronto's distinction.
All the guest rooms have private shower and tub baths. .
The spacious Concert Hall located on the Convention floor is equipped with a mammoth organ constructed by world famous organ builders. This great instrument is available for both public and private entertainment.
The beautifully decorated Rool Garden adequately served by High Speed Elevators occupies the twenty-third storey of the hotel, and its great windows afford un- parallelled views of the city bay and. Lake Ontario.
One floor is set aside in its en- tirety for convention purposes. This floor contains a Convention Hall with stage and organ, a Ball Koom, and a Banquet Room. To- gether these have an area of 24,679 Aquaro feet. banquet seating capacity for 2,800 persons, and convention seating capacity for 4,070 persoBS. Amplifiers enable Audiences in all three rooms to listen-in on the same programme.
BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL.
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JULY 30, 1930.
-C. P. R. TELEGRAPHS.
N DECEMBER 20, 1886, his
tory was made in Canada, for on that day the Canadian Pacific Trans-Canada Telegraph System was linked up between New Westminster and the Atlantic Const.
The printer telegraph was first installed on the lines of this con-
between pany
Montreal and Toronto on August 1, 1912. Ad- ditional circuits have been put into operation from time to time until now all the important cities in Canada are connected by this method. Fer example Halifax to Montreal; Montreal to Toronto Toronto to Winnipeg; Montreal to Winnipeg; Vancouver, Calgary, and Moose Jaw; Winnipeg to Vancouver. Calgary, Moose Jaw, etc. beside other shorter circuits. All the telegraph and telephone wires used for railway service are under the supervision of the Commercial Telegraph Department. Tele phone lines were used in a con- siderable extent in the mountains to connect the watclimen and other people with nearby stations, but were not generally, "used for despatching trains until June 1908, when a trial circuit was put in operation between Montreal and Farnham, Quebec. This method of handling trains was found so satisfactory that it has been extended and now the entire main
CHATEAU LAKE LOUISE.
countries in the Far East, while the Postal Telegraph Cable Com- pany connects with all points of importance in the United States.
Direct service to Australia, New Zealand, and countries in the Southern Pacific was established in 1902, through the completion of the Pacific Cable Board's Pacific cable connecting Bamfield on, the western coast of Vancouver Island with Sydney, Australia. In 1910, the
traffic over
this cable, (principally) from Europe and the United States had grown to such proportions that a wire was leaseú from the Canadian Pacific from Montreal to Bamfield. In July 1917, the British Government nequired onc of the former German Atlantic cables which was brought into and terminated at Halifax. Upon the completion of this arrangement, an exclusive working agreement was entered into between the Imperial cable authorities and the Canadian Pacific whereby traffic was to be exchange execulusively and in ad- dition thereto a wire was leased by the Imperial Cable authorities from Halifax to Montreal connect- ing with the leased wire that had been in operation since 1910 be- tween Montreal and Bamfield for the Pacific Cable Board, the latter being composed of representatives of the British, Canadian, Austra-
line of the Canadian Pacific Rail- lian, und New Zealand Govern- way is operated in this manner as ments At the present time the well as a large number of main leased wire referred to it worked and branch lines.
Continuously 24 hours of the day. between Halifax on the Atlantic The year 1930 was marked by coast and Bamfield on the Pacific the entrance of the Canadian coast, with the same speed and Pacific into the radio field with accuracy as any wire of 100 miles its "Cheerful and Good" music in length. In connexion with the from the every Friday night from 10 to 11 Imperial Cable traffic Eastern Standard Time. This British Is' a, continental Europe, radio service thoroughly blankets and beyond, destined to Canada, the Dominion and is accepted by United States, and countries far- the National Broadcasting Cor-ther afield, it is interesting to poration of the United States who note that all of this traffic passes Canadian send it out over the Eastern United over the lines of the States. Toronto, Montreal, and Pacific Telegraphs, radiating out nine other Canadian stations are of Halifax. linked together in a transcan- Through the lines of the Postal tinental network by the new broad-
casting programme transmission Telegraph Cable Company of the system of the Canadian Pacific United States, the Canadian Pacific Telegraphs. Stutions in this net reaches the Radia Corporation of a wireless. work are Quebec City, Montreal, America, operating Toronto. Winnipeg, Regina, Fle- trans-Atlantic service. Any Cana- aing, Edmonton, Calgary, Red dian- traffic circulating via this Deer and Vancouver. The pro-route usually originates in con- gramme sent out is of two kinds,tinental Europe. selections from a series of ballad)
operas and dance music from the Royal York Hotel, Toronto..
By means of a working agree- ment between the Postal Tele- graph Cable Company of the From its inception the Canadian United States and the All- Pacific Telegraphs has had ex-American Cables Inc., the Cana- clusive connexion with the Mackaydian Pacific is afforded direct system, comprising the Com-service to Central and South mercial Cable Company's Atlantic America as well as
an alter-
and Pacific Cables, and the Postal Telegraph Cable Company of the native service to the West Indies United States, the former being end islands to the south. The direct cables to the British Inles working, arrangement referred to and continental Europe, as well has been in operation for about as Japan, China, and other eight years.
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