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Auditorium at Winnipeg which has high merits, it seems to me, both
of function and of art. I like, too, enormously what I suppose would
not be generally classed as architectural achievements - I mean the
grain elevators in the West. I have seen a few things which pleased
me more than those tall white towers and domes, carrying the eye from
the great flat spaces of the Prairies up to the blue Prairie Sky.

And lastly let me say one word about bridges. Canada must always be a
country of bridges, and a bridge is, to me, one of the most beautiful
of human creations. I hope that our architects will give their mind
to this subject, for they have a tremendous chance. With modern materials
bridge-building has become a thing of infinite resources, and
I want to see everywhere in Canada bridges worthy of their superb natural
setting. We are to-day a nation of road-makers, as the Romans were.
I want us to be like the Romans, also, a nation of bridge-builders,
and to leave behind us things of enduring value and beauty.