The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-03
7 IS A DEAD ISSUE
REV. JOHN PRINGLE SAYS CANA
DIANs Do NOT DREAM OF AN
NEXATION,
BUT FEEL A NATION ALREADY.
QUEENS JUBILEE HAS PROMOTED
AN AUsPICIOUS ERA OF GOOD
FEELING.
PROsPERs IN A MATRIAL WAY.
Goodrich Avenue Presbyterian Pas
tor Found the People of the
Provinces Well Fed.
BUT FEEL A NATION ALREADY.
PRosPERs IN A MATRIAL WAY.

Rev. John Pringle, pastor of the
Goodrich Avenue Presbyterian church,
returned yesterday morning from an
extended trip through Eastern Can
ada. DR.. Pringle was in Canada
month, during which time he visited
nearly all the large cities, spending
most of his time in Montreal, where
he filled the pulpit of the Melville
Presbyterian church for a number of
Sundays. Mr.. Pringle said he was glad
to get back to the bracing air Of Min
nesota He was however. quite enthu-
siastic over the destiny of Canada, and
chatted pleasantly with reporter for
the G o b last evening. He said:
There is a noticeable Improvement
all over Canada, times are picking up
and money seems to be easier This, L
think, is partly explained by the
splendid wheat crop yielded by the
province of Manitoba. The farmers of
Manitoba will receive $4,000, 900 for
their wheat crop alone Considering
that there are less than 225, 900 people
in Manitoba, this is certainly re-
markable product. The whole of Can
ada will be benefited by the harvest
ing Of this enormous crop.
The queens jubilee seems to have
joined the Canadian people closer to
the mother country than ever. 1 think
Canada has a great destiny. She is
still a colony in name, but a nation in
fact. She no longer looks upon her
self as a colony, but as a self-respect-
ing nation and 1 think the next event
in British history will be the repre-
sentation of all English colonies in the
imperial parliament, giving them
voice in the affairs of the empire. This
is not likely to take place soon, but
we cannot tell what turn the affairs
of Great Britain will take The atti-
tude of the majority of the American
press seems to have antagoniZed the
Canadians, and you never hear annex
alton talked of now, while a number
of years ago it came near being a po-
litical issue, and was quite strongly
agttated.
National sentiment has grown Won
derfully during the last few years.
The queens jubilee, no doubt was the
most potent factor creating d SlIOHS
sentiment in favor of the mother coun-
try Canada took the most prominent
part at the ceremonies. Premier Lau-
rier was the most gifted of the colo
NAL ambassadors present, and
was feted and denied on every
every hand The great gathering of
the dominion forces at England's cap
ital did a great deal towards strength
ening the sentiment of the Canadians
tn h.a
ment and progress made by those old
Canadian cities Those which | visit
ed seem to be undergoing a process OF
undermining, and are fast catching up
to some of their more modern neigh
bOrs. The Eastern part of Canada is
the garden spot of the Dominion, what
is known as the Western Peninsula is
one of the most fertile spots in North
America, and the climate is very SINH
lar to that of Minnesota. Peaches and
grapes are grown in abundance ana
are of a very fine quality; you can
buy half buShel of fine peaches for
twenty-five cents, and other fruits are
proportionately cheap. At Montreal
business is improving and everybody
feels encouraged. The population is
made up principally of French. There
is great deal of wealth in this city,
but it seems to be i'll the hands of the
English speaking people. There are
many Scotch in Montreal. 1t is the
most central shipping point in Canada,
and always has busy appearance.
The British Medical association recent
ly held a session there and there were
many eminent doctors from all over
Great Britain present. The bulk OF
them had never been to the United
States before, and the progress of the
West was a revelation to them. Quebec
is another city [ visited. There l think
l,a
ing the last year the city has been
covered with a network of electric
railways taking the place of the old
horse car. The city is also extending
its boundary limits beyond the histori-
cal old wall which surrounds the city
The old military gate at the entrance
of the city has been recently torn
have been erected without the wall
Toronto is commencing to recover
from the real estate boom which
swept the city some time ago. Many
large buildings We're built exceeding
the demand of the city; everybody
speculated in real estate, and the bot
tom fell out of the market very sud
denly and many men who were con-
sidered rich were impoverished Values
this summer have been better than at
any previous time and Toronto is hold
ing her own.
L also visited Sheffield, a town of
about 10000, some sixty miles from
Toronto. This is the principal manu-
featuring town of Canada. The largest
factories of their kind are located here.
Mill machinery, engines and heavy
hardware are made in large quantities.
L noticed during my trip many
American tourists visiting the old
cities and points of interest on the St.
Lawrence river.
Il noticed in one of the Minneapolis
papers the other day a sensational
account of the excitement caused by
the war department ordering the
steamer Yantic to Detroit The Yantlc
is one of the oldest boats in the ser
vice and is fitted up as a training ship.
to be stationed at Detroit as a recruit
ing ship for the navy, and to train
sailors before they join their ships.
There was no foundation for the re-
port that Toronto was excited over
the order of the var department..