TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES 41 adding that the lumber export had been restricted on account of the opening of the . He also referred to their export of the highest quality of live stock—men—who held many of the leading positions in the Dominion. He drew attention to New Brunswick 's immense pulp industry, and her great paper mills. "Since Confederation we have not kept pace with the Western Provinces," said the Premier, "but part of the fault has been our own. We need help from the rest of Canada to catch up." The response to the address of welcome from the Premier and Mayor was suitably given by Rev. E. C. South of Port Rowan, Ont. The next day, through almost constant fog, we motored southwest from St. John 68 miles, to St. Andrews-by-the- Sea, the most resplendent of 's summer resorts. In proportion to its size and population, St . An¬ drews contains more magnificent homes and attracts more prominent people than any other resort in Canada . Our car passed over a good gravel road and through beautiful scenery,—a perfect land of enchantment. To our surprise forests primeval lined both sides of the road for long distances, and the unusual flora of the tamarac woods caught our eyes,—wild iris, lilac, star of , and wild cotton. We reached the Algonquin Hotel, our headquarters for the day, in time for lunch. It is a building of which the architecture is appreciated by even the most insensitive person. The hotel is a fireproof building, concrete and stucco, with a red-tiled roof, and a pleasant touch of an¬ tiquity is achieved by the cultivation of creeping vines and flowers. Nearly every one of its 250 rooms commands a glorious view of the bay, which washes St. Andrews on three sides. No attempt is made at ostentation, but the