The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-08-02
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THE EDITORIAL EXCURSION.


THE EDITORIAL EXC u Is, .
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4 Brief Historv of the Tour Of ,tlae ldinne-
sofa Editors to the Devils Lake section
and Manitobs- Courtesies Extended the
Visitors 1t Every Point. !, 3. ss
Asths excursion has been BY far the most sue
'essful ever known in the annals Of the society,
full account is produced Leaving st.
was made to Moorhead, where breakfast was
Partaken of at the Grand Pacific. Through
invitation of Messrs Hughes d Hersey, of Ar
villa. change was made in the dinner pro-
{ramme, and instead of going to Grand Forks
ne party was taken by special engine from
Grand Forks junction to Arvilla, where
l. Hersey, opened the doors Of their elegant
hotel to the freedom Of the party, and served
\ sumptuous dinner for their dissection. The
proprietors and their wives did themselves
proud in the manner and matter Of the enter
'ainment at the conclusion Of whith short
ss to from ns it, f H ds about t ocp1 es
1000 acres square, lying Ph both aides 81 the
Turtle FLYER. They Have !; 100 acres in crops
Ibis year, all looking finely and 1000
MORE =, broken -. for. next year. A
$4,000. residence occupies a. beautiful
site upon the bank Of the river.
ries, etc, are built down upon the wooded
strip that skirts the waters edge. The stock
consists of large herd Of the finest blooded
Jerseys. The elevator is the largest along the
line, and has q capacity of upward Of 1OO,-
900 bushels The Jersey house has thirty-sx
gance The ride from Arvilla to DEVILS Lake
took the party through about sixty miles Of the
virgin prairie Upon which were scattered claim
sbantees in every direction with their accom
panying small patch of plowed ground No
crop has as yet been put into 'he
ground in this section n;o,oa arriving at
R the party x was1 met BY COMMITTEES Of The ot
zens, who escorted it to the steamer Minnie
H., Capt Herman, formerly Of Saltwater,
where occurred a most enjoyable sail of
couple of hours duration upon, the placid
bosom of this inland sea, the water of which
is about two-fifths as salt as that Of the ocean.
THE BANQUET.
Returning to the Lake View house about 10
o'clock, a bounteous banquet was spread and
the excursionists were warmly welcomed by
Mr.. j. 81. Parsons, whose appropriate remarks
were humorously supplemented by Judge
Lord, register of the United States land office
of that place, who acted as chairman of the
meeting. President Herbert responded, grace
Judge John W. Bennett, as toast master,
of the occasion, proposed as the first toast THE
press of the Northwest" 'sThe Minhesoa Ed
t5tial association" received q response from =
CorSett responded earnestly to the toast of "The
Manitoba railway system and the Devils Lake
Town-Site company" The fifth toast was en-
bodied in s'St Paul and Minneapolis. the great
gateways to a greater empire, the greatest
granary in the world; may they continue to
grow until they shall form one mighty city. -
The response to this came from Frank
Hissler. Occupying the next place in the
programme was the toast, ''The ladies-heaven
bless them-the wives, mothers, sisters and
cousins, and the Dakota mothers-in-law." Re-
sponded to by Mr.. OBrien. In response to
DEVILS Lake," Maj Newson of St. Paul recited
hitherto unpublished legend relating to the
Devils Lake country, which was told by a
B]ackfoot squaw who had been q captive
among the Chippewas, recounting the change
which had come over the face of the land and
presenting the reasons therefor A humor-
ons recitation from the proceedings Of
Rights, was recited by Mr.. Wishart of Wash
ington, D. c., which cUnvulsed the listeners
when the assembly broke up, about l O'Clock
Friday morning, with three rousing cheers fol
the hospitable citizens Of DEVILS Lake. Leav
ing at 1850 Friday morning. tile return trip tt
note, save that at Arvilla serenade wal
rendered Messers. Hughes & Hersey and
their wives. =.
Arriving at Grand Forks at .poont,me, lth
editors were met at the depot by the bras
band and q delegation of citizens and escorted
to the Grigss house, where the party wer
handsomely entertained by the members of tn
press and citizens. Two hours were pleasant,
| occupied in looking ebout the thriving city. A
Grafton a. committee of the citizens with
band escorted the party to two hotels, where
without unnecessary delay, the inner man wa
| satisfied.
IN MANITOBA.
As the regular train of the Manitoba roa
only runs as far as Neche, delegation from
Winnipeg, consisting of Consul J. W. Taylor
Assistant Superintendent Brown and r. B
Harstone of the Canadian Pacific railroad, AM
W. F. Luxton of the Winnipeg Free Press, wer
in waiting with a special train to take the ex
cursionlsts to Winnipeg, arriving there at 2 81
o'clock. Saturday morning After breakfast
the time until 3 O'clock in the afternoon wa
spent as the choice of the individual suggested
At that hour lunch was spread at the Queens
hotel by the mayor and city council, well sea.
soned with toasts and songs. The entire part
were then given two hours drive about th'
city in carriages. At midnight the excursion
lists boarded special provided by the Cana
dian Pacific officials and were whirled ava.
eastward to Rat Portage upon the Lake of thu
Woods, 1876 miles distant, arriving there at
o'clock Sunday morning. Most of the part.
boarded the new tug Algona and were given
delightful sail down the lake, fourteen miles
to the mine of the Winnipeg Consolidated Min
ing company, which IS yielding gold in paying
quantities. No idea of the beauty of this lakt
can be conceived save by a personal visit
Upward OF $4,000 islands are estimated +
be scattered about in it. 5000 of whic
have actually been counted. These, with th,
shores, are for the most part rocky and covered
with thick growth of pine, and as the steame
passed in and out among the view is enchant
ing. Leaving the Portage. tue run to Winnipeg
was made in little more than four hours
through the most desolately barren and unin
habited country Imaginable. Wooded ant
rocky, there was no sign of cultivation unit
within about ten miles of Winnipeg. TIL,
party partook of an excellent dinner at tn,
resolution of thanks to the Canadian Pacin,
road and it's officials and United States Copsu
Taylor, for the many courtes1es received q
their hands, and speeches of acknowledgment
were made by the officials mentioned. Th,
sleepers of the party were attached to the regu
Lar southwark bound train which leaves at 2 :3e
Sunday evening, when the homework tril
was commenced over the st. Vincent branch o.
the Manitoba road. Nothing of Importance oc-
Cured upon the trip, and the Minnesota edit
orial party was landed safely at st. Paul a
500 p. m. Monday night, exactly upon sched
ule time.
BUSINESS
During the trip homeward business meet
ing of the association was held, and resolutions
of thanks to President Herbert and Treasurer
Ramaley, and the management of the st. Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad company,
were passed. President Herbert and Messrs
Hoard, Wise, Graham and Hall were appointed
committee on incorporation, and Mr. Ben.
nett On badges. Messrs. James L. Lee of Chi.
cago and DR.. r. F. Elliott OF Minneapolis were
elected honorary members It was voted thai
the executive committee appoint q historian OF
the. trip, and that his report be printed in
pamphlet form. There is movement on foo
by the association to secure a permanent re-
sort, which it shall own and control, about
some lake, where the meetings of the society
may be held and the annual vacation enioved.
Although upward of l, 400 miles were trav.
ersed, not the slightest accident or incident oc-
Cured to mar the unalloyed pleasure of the
trip.
A preliminarystab bic, made up from near.
ly complete returns from county assessors
to the states statistican, make the wheat
acreage of Minnesota 1885,, 1877, or only q
trifle less than last year. With the present
uncertainty as to yield per acre. it is not
prudent to be specific in estimating the to-
tai crop.
The articles of incorporation of the st
Hilaire Navigation e. Boom company have
been filed with the secretary of state. The
new corporation has Tor its objects the COL
struction and equipment of boats to ply on
Red Lake, and Red Lake river and its trib-
utaries, and on neighboring bodies of water;
the construction Ofbooms, piers, dams and
no n op1 ollv ~ a ,,oo