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Sir
Charles
Qordon,
qrtnient,
in,
First
Afldress
to
Shareholders,
Re
views
OutstandinFeijtijfes
of
raddUndustt-y
andf
Mineral
I)e-velopmenjis
of
Cinadal-TelU
Sharehfjders
of
Plans
to
increase
Authorized
Capital
Jtf;
$50,000,000,
inOrder
to
Enable
Bank
to
Keep
Pace
With
Growing
Requirement!
of
Country.
Sir
Frederick
Wjlliaras-Taylor,
Genera
Manager,
In
Reviewing
Annual
Statement,
Saya
Year
Was
Far
hi
Advance
of
Any
of
Post-War
Period&Points
Out
That
Bank
Was
Medium
Through
Which
London
MaLet
Was
Reopened
to
Canadian
Government
IJorrow-
'
"Lap:
"Lapse
of
Fourteen
years
Pays
Warm
Tribute
to.
ings
After
Staff.
Thfi
11
1th
annual
general
meeting
of
shareholders
of
the
Bank
"f
Montreal
was
marked
by
a
num-:
'n;r
of
important
developments.
;
Sir
Charles
Gordon,
the
presi-
(tent,
wan
in
the
chair,
and
sub-'fliitted
his
first
address
to
shareholders.
At
tiie
outlet
Sir
Charles
t
ferred
to
the
heartfelt
regret
at
he
absence
through
illness
of
Sir
,
Vincent
Meredith,'
chairman
of
tie
board.
Dealing
wHhe
proi
ing
enjoyed
by
Gtfnada,
drew
attention
to
the
SPPrla.
ready
reserves
or
quick
assets.
No
dto'fti
be
loaned
on
caTf
tfnirf
thnate
need
of
h
been
carefuflj'
exattflTieff
aM
all
possible
complied
with.
Continued
Improvement
in
UusineiM
Referring
to
many
of
the
out
standing
developments
of
thej-eur.
Sir
Charles
sid:
"The
statemeat
of
the
rear's
operations
shows
that
we
hare
fully
participated
ta4he
vtierai-iKV-parity.
Our
funds
have
found
f
uU
snployment.
to
particular
dtrlng
the
past
eight
montha,
due
to
the
continued
improvement
in
trade
and
industry,
to
the
reaping
of
another
bountiful
harvest
in
the
prairie
province,
and
the
generally
prosperous
stato
of
agricul
ture
in
other
provinces,
and
also
to
the
higher
rates
for
call
money
I
in
New
.York.
On
this
latter
point
1
shall
have
a
few
more
words
to
I
say
presently.
r
i
"While
agricultural,
commercial
and
industrial
rtivitiea
hsre
been
carried
on
during
the
year
in
greater
volume
than
ever
before,
it
cannot
be
said
that
the
banks
now
much
more
rapid
and
that
therefore
the
banks
arc
not
called
upon
to
finance
such
relatively
large
stocks
as
formerly.
Thlm
itaMndoda
water
powers
on
a
'truly
gigantic
scale
gives
Canada
extraordinary
opportunities
for
alkround
development,
and
the
fact
that
these
opportunities
are
now
being
realized
is
resulting
in
the
establishment
of
primary
enterprises
involving
la-ge
investments
of
capital
and
contributing
In
marked
degree
'fo
the
general
activity."
Marled
Prosperity
In
Canada
Hre'derick
'
Ullliams-Taylor.
genera
jmunger.
dealt
more
particular
f
pritlt
the,
affair
of
the
bank.
The
results
of
the
vp;,
hH
development
that
is
oecurring'in
been
highly
satisfactory,
and
were
many
basic
industries.
;
In
addi-
well
in
'advance
of
those
of
any
.
1
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M
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a
.
..
.
'j
nun,
me
ioreign
traoe
or
tne
Lo-
post-war
year,
minion
had
during
the
past
yea,
iJealiug
more
especially
with
for
the
firat
time,
been
larger
in
conditions
in
Canada,
Sir
Freder-
value
than
(hat
off
1921,
when
ick
stated
that
the
country
as
a
prices
were
at
the
peak,
and
in
whole
had
enjoyed
more
prosperity
quantity
far.
exceeded
any
pre-than
ever
before.
In
western
Can-vious
year.
,
ada
the
year
had
been
remarkable,
at.
r-i
i
.
.
not
only
for
the
record
erain
crons
on
viutnva
turn,
occsmod
10
oo--
j
n.
.,
.
..
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rect
the
.omewhat
widespread
Idea
for
,
in
harvesting
harvesting
coat
coat
unii
bwwBiwi
nun
nave
Trans
chinery.
Sir
Faederick
also
mflaVslHWMBIBHfcl!
ereTT
sasn
per
bushel,
doe
chiefly
to
good
ferred
large
amount,
of
money
to
"7
nd
Zrtw
XZ
row,n
E,
New
Yo-k
pa,rtly
?
for
employment
in
call
JLr
I:!.,
of
u.n.
tu.
-effectiveness
agricultural
ma-
erroneous.
Tiie
tB&
tf
Mie
Bank
pointed
out
ao
allied
to
all
Canadian
banks.
"JJn
!,
hi
long
been
to
carry
in
New
Xitl
.
of
prosperity
in
the
maritime
prov-
York
A
K1,h.tn-i
substantial
n
proportion
of
inces,
njSw
fast
coming
Into
line
with
tbi
rest
of
Canada
in
this
Old
Jestablfahed
indus-tldsK.
on
new
life,.
Im
portant
now
its4tatrie4b&ed
on
have
felt
any
great
strata
from
number
if
tourists
this
year,
the
the
sources.
Here,
aa
in
the
spending!
arso
has
no
doubt
been.
United
States,
many
cenipani
greater
Huring
1928.
have
carried
over
from
the
war
i
omp.M-e
mis
tourist
trade
of
period
large
reserve
profits
which
275.000,000
with
some
other
Aour-
now
serve
as
working
capful,
and
ces
of
the
country's
revenue.
Thus,
others
have
issued
securities
the
value
of
Canada's
wheat
ex-
which,
being
absorbed
by
the
puh-
ports
in
1927
was
5848,000,00;
of
'ic,
have
left
them
independent
of
our
mineral
production,
$845,-
the
banks.
000,000;
of
the
output
of
our
pulp
"An
even
mo
e
important
facto-,
and
paper
mills,
$220,000X00.
nerh
hot.
is
that
the
turnover
in
Evidently
the
tourist
trade
has
be-
wholesale
and
retail
business
is
rome
a
Canadian
business
interest
nt
high
importance.'
A
Prosperous
Year
for
Canada
Canada
a
i
a
whole
has
enjoyed
chane
wa
iMagarirted
,
jupder
niorc
prdiperitjr
than
ever
before.
pressure
of
necessity
following
Al
ine
wnunenoaroem
oi
iwso
a
ik.
..t.umK
ut
t,k
aucceaSldl
of
neod
harvests
had
principal
reason
for
Ms
contau-',rPdy
P
tha
gauntry
on
a
ance
Is
the
extraordinary
Imnrovt-
Pospsroi
footing,
.and
tho
posi-
ment
in
transportation
facilities,
permitting
of
a
more
rioid
replenishment
of
stocks.
;
Whiles
automobile
traffic
hns
had
it
part
in
thin
change,
1
think
the
publi"
hardly
realises
how
much
of
it
i
due
to
tihe
inc-ead
efficiency
of
our
railways.
widening
Ilasis
of
Production
tion
baa
been
further
improved
this
year
by
good
average'
yields
of
the
staple,
tajH
in
all
thblder
provinces,
while
the
ptairfe
provinces
have
far
surpassed
thei'-previous
Records.
In
industrial
rtivity
as
eactrto-dinary
enlarge
ment
has
shown
itself
in
construe-:(ui
works,
many
being
of
a
most
impressive
character.
These
in-
"Ileviewing
the
business
situa-
elude
the
further
exploitation
of
tion
In
Canada,
one
cannot
but
re-
f.hoe
great
natural
ussets,
water
mark
how
rapidly
the
basic
powers,
minerals,
and
forests,
sources
n
f
our
national
wealth
are
Also,
we
have
seen
a
further
in-widenitig.
The
concurrence
of
a
c-eae
in
revenue
from
the
tour-wide
IWfcsky.of
ntw
material
with
ist
trade,
now
ranking
high
among
77
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Just
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for
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essentials
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Canada's
business
activities.
"These
factors
have
put
large
sums
of
money
into
general
circulation;
they
have
Increased
the
demands
upon
many
of
our
industries,
and
have
created
the
highest
scale
of
employ
ment
since
the
war.
Particularly
(In
the,
two
chiel
industrial
prov-i
Inces,
Queoec
and
.
Ontario,
maau-
L
I
1
toitatfon
,of,
water
power
""u?
f
D?en
.0B
n
unFre-
rnH
fn-t
;
trueniea
scaie,
aespite
exceptions
tahli-K
n.
.nttu
vn
w
lines
owing
to
outside
attracted
and
tourists
in
ever
in
creasing
numbers
were
discovering
in
these
provinces
a
summer
paradise.
.
i
I
"In
Mfheludiag,
he
said
that
in
a
;time
oi
proaperky
ther
was
but
one'
aanjsej-TroveropUmisra.
We
fcadaafSred
Irom
ita
effects
in
the
past.'
If
we
keep
our
optimism
and
ateUtion
within
prudent
bounds,
our
feet
firmly
on
solid;
j
ground,
remembering
that
na-i
tional
wealth
can
only
be
created
by
production,
there
need
be
no
ft
nr
fur
the
future
of
Canada.
Be-eause
we
are
travelling
quickly
there
is
all
the
more
need
for
travelling
carefully.
Tourist
Trade
of
High
Importance
"The
tourist
trade,"
said
Sir
;
Frederick,
"has
risen
so
fast
from
the
comartttiva
;
unimportance
of
ia
few
yeari
ago
that,
according
to
goverhtnent
statistics,
tourists
from
abroad
spent
over
$276,000,-(H)0
n
CSnnok
in
1927.
At
every
provincei
eports
an
even
larger
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