The development of hydro-electric power is of paramount importance to the Province of Quebec. There are no coal deposits in the Province, oil has not, as yet, been found, and natural gas has appeared only in limited quantities; therefore, water power, the white coal, must be relied upon to supply the power required for industrial development. Electric power output is often considered an index of industrial growth. In 1900, prior to the inception of long-distance transmission of electricity, Canada's economic basis was agriculture, and the total hydraulic installation was about 173,000 horse power.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.109832 |
| Date | January 1954 |
| Creators | Sinclair, Martin. H. |
| Contributors | Hare, F. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts. (Department of Geography.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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