St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-17
THEY RETURN EAST.
Agriculturists Who Appre-
ciate the Advantages Of
the Northwest.
Commissioner Colman EX-
presses His Opinion in En-
thusiastic Terms.
An Exhaustive Survey Of the
Great Grain Regions by
Practical Men.
The West Is the Place for the
Young Men of America to
Immigpate To.

Somewhat tired, but exceedingly well
pleased with their trip, and jubilant
over the prospects of the Northwest,
a party of agricultural editors came
into the city last night over the
Manitoba road from Montana. 1t WAS
the party which went out June 6, and
on It's tour visited the leading towns of
the Northwest, and the cities of Grand
Forks, Winnipeg, Helena and Great
Falls. Under the leadership of ID. X.
McGinnis, travelling passenger agent
of the Manitoba road. the eX-
cursion, which was organized by
c. II, Warren, general passenger
agent, was a great success. The gen
tlemen forming the party were Hon. n.
j. Colman. United States commissioner
of agriculture; o. ID. Ladow, private
secretary: c. ID. Colman. Rural World,
St. Louis; d. w. Wood and Milton
George, Western Rural, Chicago; w.
Atkinson, Farm journal. Philadelphia:
w. H. Lawrence, Ohio Farmer. Cleye
land; J. B. Conner, Indiana Farmer,
indianapolis; A. w. Cheever, New
England Farmer, Boston: George A.
Martin, American AgriculturiSt, New
York city: George William Hill, The
Farmer. st. Paul; Richard Waugh,
Nor'west Farmer. Winnipeg: |. Wade,
Jamestown stOckman ;Dr.J. Galloway,
veterinary-general for Dakota: Grand
Forks; Col. John II. Stevens, Minneap-
oils; Col. William NJ. Liggett, stock
breeder, Benson; Hon. G. S. Blanchard,
Blanchard, Oak; III. c. Hansbrough,
John BoOkwalter, land commissioner,
st. Paul, Minneapolis d Manitoba rail-
way.
The party arrived at Helena June 15,
and
WERE ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
by the Montana club and the Helena
board of trade. At Great Falls, Winni-
peg, DEVILS Lake. Grand Forks and
other points the members of the excur-
sion met with similar fiattering recep-
tions. James J. Hill, president of the
| road, was at Great Falls, and showed the
party his town, and G. II. Warren
then took run up the road with them
and brought the eXcurSi0niStS into ST..
left last evening over the Wisconsin
Central line for Chicago, where they
will separate to return to their reSpec-
tive homes.
Commissioner Colman acknowledged
that he had been holding very erroneous
ideas regarding the Northwest. Now
having personally examined its won
derful developments and astound-
| ing possibilities, the scales had fallen
from his eyes. and he recog-
nized in the Northwest the most
wonderful grain and stock raising sec
| ton of the New World. 81 had" he
said, supposed st. Paul to be almost
| the ultima Thule of agricultural devel-
hrrf / ha l,,f
the portal of an almost
LLIMITABLE FARMING REGION
extending hundreds of miles to the
| Northwest. | have maryeled at the
growth of st. Paul and thought it was
| too rapid. but having seen the country
tributary to it, admit that my views
| were altogether wrong"
Editor Cheever, of the New England
Farmer, said: .'When came out here
| was very much prejudiced against the
| West, and l want it distinctly under
stood that L am still New England
man, but | must confess that this is the
| place for young man, and | am going
to send two OF my young nepheWS out
| to ASSinibOine to make farms for them
| selves"
Before the party broke up in St. Pau
last evening brief speeches were made
by the members and Conductor Rock
wood was presented with valuable
gold locket and purse of money. Ell
gineer MalOney received watch charm
on which was picture of al
engine bearing the number ''125," the
number of his engine. Fireman Fiah
erty was the recipient of handsome
gold scarf-pin. Supt. Fitch, of til,
dining car, received an elegant scarf
pin made of a pure gold nugget from
Last Chance Gulch, Mont. The re
mainder of the train hands received
purses made up by the excursionists
The trip has been one of the bes
''boomlets,' that the Northwest has eve
had, and on the part of the gentlemen
who planned and executed it, was de