The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-02-16
THE GREAT NORTHWEST.
An Editor Tells What He Knows About
It-A Good Many False Stories.

An Editor Tells What He Knows About
It-A Good Many False Stories.
CHICAGO. February 5.-Editor Rowe,
Of the Winnipeg Times, is in the city.
Last evening, IN speaking of the stories
shout the secession of Manitoba from
Canadian control, Mr.. Rowe said there
vas nothing In it. There had been
tome dissatisfaction among the farmers,
dne more than anything else to the late
iall frost which had damaged the crops.
sit was claimed" said MIR. Rowe, "that
she railways and elevators had menop-
| oily and the freight charges were too
high. The Canadian Pacific is now be-
lpg operated from Prince Arthur's Land
ing. nearly opposite Duluth, to the foot
Of the Rocky Mountains, distance of
l, 300 miles, the western terminus being
Calgary. This is, of course, the only
road being operated in the province and
people thought it was q monopoly.
There have been strong expressions,
and some few said they would look
across the border for aid. In order to
meet this view of the case the domin-
ion government, having the fixing of the
rates in their hands, advised the COM
pany to reduce their rates, and the COM
pany acceded to their request and re-
duced their rates on wheat from 20 cents
bushel to - cents laid down at Port
Arthur. The result of the reduction
was that the shipping of wheat was
rapidly increased and farmers were not
obliged to sell TO the local dealers any
longer.
The great agitation now is an outlet
on the Hudson Bay side. From Winni-
peg to Hudson Bay it is $50 miles. A
line of road to the bay would give the
farmers a short outlet and short route
to Liverpool. From the old port on
Hudson Bay to Liverpool it is no farther
than from New York City to Liverpool.
The great hope is to find that the straits
through which the vessels must pass
will be open at least three or four
months in the year. The northwestern
prairie is OF such an extent that
without proper outlets wheat grow
ing will be failure. The north termi
nus of the proposed road would
be Ft. Churchill. on Hudson Bay.
A meeting was held in Fargo, D. T., in
dorsing the movement on account of the
aid 1t might be to farmers IN that Sec
ton in the way of shipment. The peo,
pie of the province OF Manitoba have
made suggestion that the local govern
| ment offer a subsidy for the building OF
| the road. 1t is to cost between twenty
and thirty millions of dollars. The peo.
pie of the province have memorialjzed
the dominion government, now iu ses-
sion at Ottawa, to place sum In the es.
Inmates sufficient TO fit out feet 10 ex.
plore the straits In order to ascertain The
exact number Of months in the year that
| they are navigable for steam vessels"
"The passenger rates on the Canadian
Pacific since the reduction are less than
| those IL the western states or IN the do
nlinion. Recently the Canadian Pacific
| directors have rearrapged their passe1-
| ger rates from Montreal to Winnipeg
| and they hope to take immigrants oyel
| their hne from Montreal to Winnipeg, {
| distance of about 2, 000 miles, for SO. so
This has attacted the attention of the
| real estate owners in Minnesota and DI
| kota to such an extent that, it is cur
rently reported, these dealers will even
| place immigration agents IN Winnipeg
| this year In o1eer to get the lmmIgrants
| into Dakota and Minnesota"
There is great excitement in the set
tlement at Kicking Horse Pass in th;
Rocky Mount-ias over the finding O
gold there. Mr.. John Egan, genera
superintendent Of the Canadian Paciit
| Load, told me that he bad not the leas
doubt that before six months there
would be 50,0 900 miners in the camps il
this locality. The deposits are said t.
be very rich. How much of the yetl
can the mines be worked? ? About eieE
months. Why, there at the foot of tn,
! ROCKY Mountains now there is no snow.