The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-20
THE VICEREGAL TOUR
Lord Duferin Among the ManitObanS-
Canadian Loyalty.
THE QUEEN CITY OF THE NORTHWEST.
A Frontier Community and Its GROWTH
Mixed but Wealthy Population.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, August 8, le77.
Eight years ago Fort Garry might have been de-
scrIbed as u Hudson Bay Company's stockads, with
few half breed huts lying contiguous to IT, the whole
neither constituting town nor village but settle
mcnt In fact, tor twenty miles along the river, up
and down. was "A settlement There was
street, no sidewalk, no row OF business houses there
modern malsdies cheap Tor cash, no patent
medicines no letters strange devices placarded-
but all rudoness and simplicity The store OF that
day log building worth some $40 or $780, and the
stock redoent with the perfume OF pcmmcan,
hides and buffalo robes. With the transfer OF the
Northwest or Hudssn's Bay Company's territory 10
Canada. came all tho ''modern Improvements" and
disappeared ALL or nearly ALL tho old methods trade
and barter Tho signal failure Of Mr. Tom Spence to
erect republic alter the spartan CODE and the total
discontinue oil Mr. LOUIS Rio and the adj ust mcnt Of
the Northwest troubles and tho formation OF tho Prov
ince Of Manitoba, introduced all the modern appli
OF trade and traifc. Buildings OF all kinds
sprung up around Fort Garry. People from Eastern
Canada and from tho Untod States locked into VIM
ripeg and the real fever ragged Hercoy for
time as 1t over appeared in tho Western States
WINNIPEG
The place laid q city, and in 1873 II was
incorporated tho city Of Winnipeg, with PcsuiaI
stan OF officials Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
The FIRST application for "A city charter made in
September, 1872, tho population then being estimated
at 500 The application was made to the local egs-
ature, which body mangled tho Incorporation b,! 70
suit the interests Of the Hudson Bay Company, who
stiil fought against progress. When the bill IN Its
altered shape sent 10 the Upper House. or as IL
called, the House OF Lords (since abollshed),
tho Lords struck the amendments and altered the
bill into It's original state This produced COLLISION
both branches OF the legislature, but tho
sovereign people, who were ind gnaat at the amend.
ILents made by the Lover House, threatened 10 tar
uud feather the then Attorney General OF The Prov
the Speaker OF the House, and further threat
ened other me beers VI tho local House with similar
dgnIios that House disbauaed insantor, and in tho
following year. 1875, the Ui carried through bOsh
houses almost unanimously. The progress OF tho city
oil Winnipeg, which Is tue capital VI the Province has
been very rapid anu marked, both regards popua-
Ton ana wealth. The DOMINION government nave
greatly assisted In the building Of This lar north city.
Ihey have constructed custom house, post olhco
and land Office, all OF stone aud brick, and Al an az
gregato cost oil nut less than $1,000 rney have
stractcd military quarters Tor troops ana made the
place tue chef headquarters OF federal business IN tho
Northwest
rnx BASH OF NORTHWEST SUPPLIES
Here Is tho great cntrcpO supplies tho North.
west mounted police, Dominion surveys and tho Can
adam Pacinc Railway Each OF these departments Is
represented by competent official or disbursing off,
whose position is one OF great responsibility and
trust and each OF whom, together with small circle
pondrure in MANITOBA since 1872, has not loss
than 81 0OO OO0 per annum. and has manly found
Considerable "uSi,n ,yproysaon The mn .b.ants IN
1872 put dobentures INTO the Montreal market which
would have sold al par but Tor bad management. The
manipuiators, however, mad otner ends In view aud
allowed them to 20 oil ut about eighty conts on the
dollar The amount Of debentures was 800 OOo THIS
money raised Tor Internal inprovem Is, such rs
pubic CIVIC buildings aud sewers A sood doai oil It
has been squandcred but somo OF has been prbpery
applied. AZ the city ~ perfectly Lowell ana comprises
Of about three square miles, tue aues.
ton oil drainage, though NOT difficult tor science
one 10 Inc Winnipeg. ers. The place on which ,hs
city Is laid out Is anything but regular. There
geOmctrcxl bgure when ponds with It's shape.
The follows the course of The Rod River ana
winds along the Assinboin The principal or nam
street runs generally parallel 10 The Red river anu on
u are located The principal Uusncss places, such ~ tue
Huuson Bay COnpany's stores aud Offices Custom
House, Dominion Land Once, Guy Hail. Ocsacs the
business houses oil private nrms. From where HIS
Excellency Governor General landed to the Town
hali-a rather grim looking building composed Of
brckthc distance -, probably, iess matt mile
Ihis Guy Hail answers various purposes-Jai market
stalls, CIVIC offices, council room ana CIty Hall
THE GOVERNOR GENERALS HEADQUARTERS
The Inspection being concluded SIR Frederick and
party drove OIL " silver Heights the OF Hon.
James Mckay, miiiionnane Of tue Province who
has placed his residence aud grounds az the ais
posai of HIS Exceiiency aud party dcring their
stay. Silver Heights are situated about Jour
mics west OF the town, on what Is known as the
Portage road, u ROAD winch extends west To The
Rocky Mountains, and when Adams Archibald ithe
present Governor OF Nova scota) was Governor OF
Aanltops, IN 1871, lie occupied the SILVER Heights
manson, prccrrng II TO The goomy looking structure
'Isiae F9rt carry wherein me present guoern"'osa'
Morris prefers the ancient government house Of tho
Huason's Bay Company 10 Lie mansion Of silver
Heights, as ~ Is more convenient, and no doubt old
associations mako HIM prejudicea IN Its iavor
While thoro is great deal OF devotion IN Winnipeg
to the Queen and to loyalty aud while thero Is vast
amount oi sincerity IN the reception which Is being
rendered 10 HIS Exccllcncy II musI not DO forgotten
that In all these the Winnpegger has an eye the
chance, tor Winnipeg so does tho rest VI
the Province The land Spectator looks upon HIS Elk
ceencys visit as sure Rise ~ The price OF lots and VI
lana generally He THAI II viii do The country
great deal more benefit than II will do HIS Excel
icncy, ana honce he Is found we'll Presented me
reception committee AM more tnan ever attached TO
british nstitooshons-" There IL one gentleman IN
VIM peg whose rotund countsnance has been ighted
up with smile OF great gladness ever since the VISIT
was projected, ana that Is Hon J. W. Taylor United
states Consul ~ winnipeg MI Inylor's voice and
pen have been Tor some time used ~ holding up to
general iavor tho wonderful richness OF the valleys OF
Inc Red River vi the North and the SASKATCHEWAN II
is pet theme win him. ana tue committee have not
forgotten 10 include him one from wnom Has Excel
Icnoy and party will hear much about the great wild
N0rthiaad.
WHO PAYS ruE BILLY
Tho circumstance that Winnipeg leads OF In the 70
ception anu oil Sir Frederick aud party
must not be construed as meaning that tho Iiii VI
costs Is TO be PAID Dy the city cxcneQuor Tho Provn.
cia ment, which rcprescnts an annual receipt
oil $50 900 and an annual expenditure OF $40 has
contributed to the reception iuDd aDont ,OOO. A
porton OF this will OF course be expended Tor the
Deuc1t other portions Of tho Province tnan WnnI-
peg. The proclamation issued under tho seal OF the
CITY OF Winnipeg, declaring general GOOD time Id
honor vi HIS LAcehcncy, IS a formidable looking doc
umonL The seal u about the SIZE OF quarter and Is
entitled "Cily .oi Winnipeg above and "Manitoba'
below. In the centre Is a ierocous looking buffalo,
rampant, uudcfncath WHICH u luCotnotlVc uuu u
tram OF cars, surrounded by scroll with tho motto
COMMERCE. PRUDENCE, INDUSTRY
Incorporated 1873
Tue proclamation runs AS loows:--
Whereas has been deemed that ON the occasion
oil the visit To this CITY at Ills Exceency Lord Dusrin
Governor General ot canada ana lady Dunerin thas
should be apart holiday and day Of
JoicnE therefore, by and with the advice Council Of
the ely OF Nnnipeg Thomas Scott Mayor. do declare
aud proclaim that sdncsaay the eth day oil August last
Is aud tue same shall be kept civic holiday and all
Citizens e requested 10 observe the BY the