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Telephones in use and mileage of wire, by province, June 30, 1916, with total, 1913 to 1916

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Telephones in use and mileage of wire, by province, June 30, 1916, with total, 1913 to 1916
  Telephones in use Wire
  Central Energy Magneto Total Urban Rural Total
  number miles
Prince Edward Island 1,313 1,038 2,351 1,304 2,357 3,661
Nova Scotia 14,437 8,812 23,249 26,869 16,065 42,934
New Brunswick 10,414 8,361 18,775 19,330 9,922 29,252
Quebec 65,686 30,954 96,640 245,922 59,693 305,615
Ontario 136,650 112,330 248,980 423,055 180,562 603,617
Manitoba 29,410 18,493 47,903 109,688 64,653 174,341
Saskatchewan 9,906 20,314 30,220 61,330 85,313 146,643
Alberta 18,269 16,757 35,026 102,906 45,070 147,976
British Columbia 37,024 7,898 44,922 134,729 11,197 145,926
Yukon - 355 355 232 367 599
Total 1916 323,109 225,312 548,421 1,125,365 475,199 1,600,564
Total 1915 313,225 219,865 533,090 1,009,147 443,213 1,452,360
Total 1914 310,166 210,978 521,144 962,947 380,143 1,343,090
Total 1913 269,843 193,828 463,671 755,588 336,999 1,092,587
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17.