ful
invention of merit, which is being manufactured profitably in the United
States, he will have no trouble in disposing of his Canadian patent at a
satisfactory price.

It is in nearly all cases advisable for the inventor to first put his
invention upon the market in the United States before trying to realize
from his Canadian interests, as it will be found difficult to interest
Canadian capital in a patent that has not been first put into practice
here; and if the patentee be able to dispose of his Canadian patent at
all, it is usually for a very insignificant sum; whereas, on the other
hand, if the patentee fully protects his interests there, and proceeds
to put the invention upon the home market, he will not only be able to
present his Canadian patent in a more favorable and forcible way by
proving its commercial value, but he will undoubtedly get better offers,
and realize full value for his Canadian interests, in exact proportion
to the success of his invention in the United States.

POPULATION OF CANADIAN CITIES

(_Compiled from the Census of 1911_)

Montreal 406,197 | New Westminster 13,394
Toronto 376,240 | Stratford 12,929
Winnipeg 135,440 | Owen Sound 12,555
Vancouver 100,333 | St. Catharines 12,460
Ottawa 86,340 | Saskatoon 12,002
Hamilton 81,897 | Verdun 11,622
Quebec 78,067 | Moncton 11,319
London 46,177 | Port Arthur 11,216
Halifax 46,081 | Lachine 10,778
Calgary 43,736 | Chatham 10,760
St. John 42,363 | Galt 10,299
Victoria 31,620 | Sault Ste. Marie 10,179
Regina 30,210 | Sarnia 9,936
Edmonton 24,882 | Belleville 9,850
Brantford 23,046 | St. Hyacinthe 9,797
Kingston 18,815 | Valleyfield 9,447
Maissonneuve 18,674 | Brockville 9,372
Peterboro 18,312 | Woodstock 9,321
Windsor 17,819 | Niagara Falls 9,245
Sydney Town 17,617 | Sorel 8,419
Hull 17,585 | Nanaimo 8,305
Glace Bay 16,561 | Lethbridge 8,048
Fort William 16,498 | Vancouver, North 7,781
Sherbrooke 16,495 | North Bay 7,718
Vancouver, South 16,021 | St. Boniface 7,717
Berlin 15,192 | Sydney Mines 7,464
Guelph 15,148