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Scan 6
Wrigley's Alberta directory, 1920, 1920
27 lines. Read by computer on 17 September 2026. Printed page 4657. See the scan on archive.org.
1ALBERTA
2A Survey of the topography, climate, resources, industries, transportation and communication, and institutional services of the Province of Alberta.
4Issued under the direction of
5Hon. Duncan Marshall, Minister of Agriculture
6By J. McCaig, Publicity Commissioner
8CONTENTS
9Historical Sketch.—Hudson's Bay Company—Selkirk—British North America Act—Alberta Act.
10Area and Surface.—Size—Topography—Drainage—Natural Divisions.
11Climate and Weather.—The Chinook—Maximum and Minimum Temperatures—Precipitation—Records—The Seasons.
12Agricultural Resources.—Evolution of Land Enterprises—Pastoral Farming—Irrigation—Dry Farming—Mixed Farming in Central and Northern Alberta.
13Branches of Agriculture.—Field Crops—Beef—Dairying—Horse-breeding—Mutton and Wool—Swine Husbandry—Poultry—Horticulture.
14Minerals.—Coal—Petroleum—Gas—Tar Sands—Clay—Salt—Gold—Mineral Claims.
15Timber.—Areas—Kinds of Timber—Forestry Reserves.
16Fisheries.—Varieties—Licenses.
17Furs.—Value of Fur Trade—Fur-bearing Animals.
18Game.—Big Game—Game Birds—Fish—Licenses.
19Parks and Lake Resorts.—Jasper Park—Rocky Mountain Park—Waterton Park—Big Game Preserves—Gull Lake—Lake Wabamun—Buffalo Lake—Alberta Beach—Cooking Lake—Lac la Biche—Pigeon Lake—Sylvan Lake.
20Transportation and Communication.—Transcontinental and Branch Lines—Guaranteeing of Bonds—Roads and Highways—Telephones.
21Government.—Division of Government Functions—The Provincial System—Municipal Government.
22System of Survey.—The Township Unit—Township Subdivisions—River Lots—Correction Lines.
23Population.—Elements in Alberta Population—Rural and Urban Population—Present Population.
24Education.—Elementary, secondary—and college institutions—Training schools—Technical schools—Growth—University of Alberta—Provincial Agricultural Schools and Institutional Farms—Dominion Experimental Farms.
25Cities and Towns.—Edmonton—Calgary—Lethbridge—Medicine Hat—Red Deer and Wetaskiwin—Chief Towns and District Resources.
26Miscellaneous.—Farm Land Prices—Marketing—Rural Credit—Services in Behalf of Health—Rural Organizations—Labour, Homestead, Customs and Freight Regulations—Canadian Government Agents.
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