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were as good as I found them. In addition to the weekly train the railroad operates a daily post train, carrying first and second-class passengers. They also operate two or three daily local trains.

In going through Siberia I was much surprised to see the many large and well built cities and to see the amount of development in the agricultural lands. For the most part Siberia was prairie land, although some hundred of miles were mountainous and for some hundreds of miles at intervals there would be woodland. The agricultural development seemed greater than in Western Canada.

Except for the red flag of the Revolution which was everywhere visible on my trip through Siberia, no evidence could be seen of the Revolution that had taken place. Men, women and children at the railroad stations, the officers there and the people waiting for trains, were as quiet, orderly and unconcerned as though they were living under a Government that had existed for years. There were evidences of congested freight traffic and confusion incident there-to, but I learned that since the Revolution better conditions obtained