The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19

ne last CELSIUS, Ill 1881 SIlOWeu EGl,UUU
poGlation, but they now claim 1000
and 1 think really believe they have
100000 L guess they have. Of these
about $4,000 are English and the re-
mainder other nationalities, chiefly
French. From the frequency one hears
the ejaculation Scotch" as a sort of
time of day greeting one might almost
imagine a considerable portion of the
population hailed from the land of THE
Bonnie Brian Bush"
One English and one French morning
paper, three English evening and two
French comprise the daily paper publ
cations.
a TIE, THAT BINDS.
There is a sort of a tie that binds
or ought to-Montreal to the Twin
Cities. When the old st. Paul & Pacific
railroad was in the throeS and taken
up by ]. j. Hill and the late Norman
W. Kittson it was Montreal which
saved the day. Norman KittsOn's init
mate relation with Donald A. Smith,
then of Winnipeg-nOW Lord Strath-
coma and high commissioner from Can
ada to England-enlisted his aid and
this was followed by that of George
Stephens, then president of the Bank of
Montreal-now Lord Waun Stephens,
of London. The advance of $12,OO0O0O
by the Bank of Montreal made the
Manitoba road a success and from the
Manitoba the Great Northern sprung.
The Twin Cities grew from a popula-
ton of 10000 to approximately 100000,
as the result the enterprises which fol-
lowed. We ought to take our hats off
to Montreal.
The example of this achievement re-
suited in reciprocal advantage to Mon
trcal as that success in developing cur
Northwest added to the desire to unite
the Canadian provinces, led to the con-
struction of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road with it's headquarters at Montreal.
The mileage of the Canadian Pacific is
now 1851 miles, and until the Russian
Siberian railroad is completed it will
stand as having the greatest mileage Of
any railroad in the world under one
management and ownership. 1t. VIII
perhaps always remain as the railroad
running from the Atlantic to the Pacific
oceans, as a single corporation.
Endowed with a cash bonus of $l25,-
O00 900 and q, 600 600 acres of land by the
Canadian government the speed dis
PLAYED in its construction was a mar
vel The contract with the government
was signed Oct. q, 1880, and the last
spike was driven Nov. I, 1885
AS further indication of the good will
of our Northwest towards Montreal Tor
her aid at a critical period Minnesota
furnished the president OF the Canadian
Pacific in the person of Sir. William {.
Van Horne. who formerly riseded at
Winona, and was subsequently superln-
tendent of the Southern Minnesota div
ision of the Milwaukee & st. Paul road.
He is now one of the leading citizens
of Canada and one of the leading rail-
road managers in the world, with pa
latial home in Montreal.
THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER.
While Montreal is fruitful field Tor
matters of historical interest, the mat
ter which has most interested us was
the inspection of the first copy of the
Gazette, a paper still issued and now
printed every day in the week except
Sunday.
In the winter of 1776 congress ap-
pointed Benjamin Franklin, Samuel
Chase and Samuel Carroll, of Mary
land, q commission to visit Montreal
and endeavor to secure the participa-
ton of Canada in our revolt. They
made the Journey in the spring of that
wear. Franklin taking with them an
outfit of type to start newspaper.
The movement failed, but the type was
left there and on June 80, 1778, it was
used to start the present Gazette.
McGill college now has the first
volume of that paper and through the
courtesy of Chas. H. Gould, the libra
rian. l have been allowed to inspect it.
1t is nine and one-half inches long by
seven wide. with three columns to the
page, and the paper is yellow from
age. The salutatory is printed in Eng
lish and French, but all the rest is in
French The salutatory is something
UNIQUE as compared with papers start
ed nowadays to supply "a long-felt
want" 1 quote portion of it as fol-
lows:
ITO the citizens of the Town and Dis
trict of Montreal-Gentlemen The estab-
lishment of a periodical paper appears to- me,
as to many others. a project Of such ma
ture as to deserve your attention in every
respect, by which means trade and commerce
will be carried on with a greater facility
Correspondence will be carried on with
greater ease and noble emulation will ma
turally ensue to the greatest advantage OF the
public the citizen will with more speed
and in conciser manner. communicate ms
ideas hence the progress of arts and sciences
in general, and the necessary Introduction TO
concord and union amongst individuals, 1rem
which arrives seceral advantages to society,
which you are more sensible OF than can
express and too long TO be here enumerated.
Il propose to fill sheet with public adVer-
tisaments and other affairs, Immediately con
corning trade and commerce. TO which Will
be added some diversified pieces OF literature.
I dare 1atter myself, and hope, gentlemen,
you will encourage this, my feeble begin
mig that you will ii short time see with
satisfaction not only great variety OF no
tices and advertisements, but also collec-
ton Of facts both entertaining and ms g c.
tive.
II will insert in the above paper or gazette
every thing that one or more gentlemen
will be pleased to communicate to me- pro-
vided, always no mention be made of re-
ligion, government or news concerning the
present affairs, unless 1 was authorized from
government for so doing; my intention being
only to confne myself in what concerns ad-
vertisements. commercial and literary affairs
'If the title of Beard of Intelligence or
Commercial or Literary Gazette, which l pro-
pose to give this periodical paper be not found
convenient, 1 will be glad to receive any
gentleman's advice on the subject. as also
any objections which might be said against
the following conditions:
CONDITIONS:
1.-THE subscription money will be two and
one-half spanish dollars per annum.
1.-THE subscribers will pay one Spanish dol