The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
READY FOR FREEDOM
MANITOBANs ARE IRRITATED OVER
CANADIAN RULE.
TIE GOVERNMENT is COSTLY
A Growing Sentiment in Favor of
Throwing on the British Yoke and
Striking Out for Independence.


ready to acknowledge that the Dominion
of Canada las seven provinces, but that
there is only one Manitoba. There could
by no possibility be more than one And,
by the way, no one there, unless affected
with snobbishness, thinks of pronOuncing
the word other than plain Manitoba.
There is no sheepish bah" to it, the ma
tive pronunciation On the streets of
Winnipeg you are told of the broad roll
ing prairies relieved by gently rising hills
and numerous bluffs, lakes and lakelets.
Everybody seems to know, and ready to
tell you, that the area of the province is |
10000 square miles, or about 74,OOO,OOO |
acres. They don't give you the number |
of feet and inches. Perhaps they could |
if you asked them.
There is no denying that Dakota and |
Minnesota are fine States, says writer |
in the Boston Commonwealth, but they |
are not to be compared to this new Ca |
madam province. Their prairies are fiat |
and woOdless; their m0notony is in mark
ed contrast to the wel-wooded, well
watered and rolling prairies of Manitoba
Go to the Agricultural department of the
province and you will be furnished with
documents in abundance telling you of
the wOndrous resources of this land. 1t
is, according to these documents, "the
greatest wheat growing and grazing prov
ince in the dominion, Twenty-Five thou
sand farmers are in the province, and
room for $4,000 more. Only 100000
acres are under cultivation, while 10000
600 acres are yet untitled"
If one asks about the rivers and lakes
he is treated to a lecture on the Red river
or to a discourse on the Lake of the
Woods which is not in Manitoba but is
practically claimed by it. This clear lake
is 100 square miles in extent, and has
over 10000 isles. Lake Winnipeg has
over $500 square miles, and is rich in
fish. All this richness of land and water
gives the people an enthusiasm for their
proyince-and indeed. the enthusiasm is
catching. And nowhere is it more felt
than in Winnipeg.
The people have faith in themselves,
their city and their province. They say
that there is a difference in the settlement
of this new country from the settlement
of other new places. They assert that
they have taken the very best that On
! tario had to give physically, intellectually
and morally. Oh, there is nothing TO
abash a real live Winnipeger! He claims
everything" Mark this, it is ''the CAPT
tai of the province" 1.-The bull's-eye Of
the dominion" the heart city of North
America" In conversation with a gen
uine Manitoban / was told that Boston
must give up the hub idea--all the spokes
were in this western hub. And as for
Chicago, it in time was to be small place
compared to this city For is not Winni-
! peg on the most direct line between the
! Pacific and the Atlantic? Is there not to
be railroad to Hudson's Bay which will
make Winnipeg almost neighbor to Liv-
erpool?
These claims by really enterprising
city like Winnipeg must not be wondered
1 at. All towns out there make large
claims. A pamphlet issued by one of
these towns, some ten years ago, makes
this modest statement: "One look Mt the
facts contained in this pamphlet will con-
vince the reader that A b, with its nat
ural advantages, its shipping and rail-
ways, is destined to be the Chicago of the
Northwest. A map of this said A B
shows one railroad entering it, ana four
other railways projected and the char
tiers applied for" Today the one railway
has reached as far as this A B, while
the four projected roads are still pro-
iecting and nothing more. The town it.
self has less than a dozen houses in it.
1t is Chicago in its ambition, but so far
in no other way. But for all this many
4IoA ox hox hnI ,ichip nd
real growth, and this province is des-
tined to be am important one in the Do
minion of Canada. 1t is now represented
by three Senators and five members of
the House of Commons in the Dominion
} Parliament Since the great growth of
; the population the province will be en-
titled in the next Parliament to eight
B members in the Commons
J The Lieutenant Governor has salary
of $4,000 per annum to represent her
D Majesty in this province with popula-
ton of 100000. Her Majesty has per-
mitted him to pluck a knighthood from
her blackberry bush; for plain DR. Schultz
0 is now Sir John Christian Schultz. BY
the way, while the name has German
\ sound, Sir John is of Norwegian descent
D A vice regal" residence is furnished the
Q Lieutenant Governor, which is a plain
brick structure, with a mansard roof
o 1t is not unlike the Parliament buildings
. which are by no means pretentious, and in
v this show wisdom ON the part of this new
d province.
. Not the Lieutenant Governor but the
" Parliament Of forty members is the rea
4 power. Thomas Greenway is the leader
70 in Parliament and Premier. He has
. reached certain liberal ideas in regard t
n education which have involved him anC
! Manitoba in very serious dispute will
% the dominion government This, however
does not seem to worry the people Their
is to them d certain democratic independ
ence that is truly refreshing
. The people are removed from Englant
by two or three generations, so that thei
h feeling toward England is not of such
p degree as to cause them to forget thei
H. own interests for her good Indeed, on
v often hears the people speaking of them
Dt selves as Canadians in contrast wit
TX Englishmen in no very tlattering terms
j Her Majesty the Queen is respected, bu
~ not held in any fear. Indeed, her nisel
IS, illness is commented upon much NOR
ar freely than it is in England Betwee
IL this province and the populated part 0
Ontario is the long barren stretch in tn
r. Lake Superior region. This, in mes
v sure, has weaned this people from som
or of their old attachments, and so is mai
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