Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-28


thankful it was his good fortune to
take it.
IHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
RESOLUTIONS.
adopted by the Minnesota; Editors and
publishers As. Association while en- route
18th, 1898: We, the members of the Mime
sofa Editors and Publishers Association,
whose good fortune it has been to devote
ten days to the ENJOYMENT of the grandest
from st. Paul over the Northern Pacific
railway to the proud city of Winnipeg,
thence west via the Canadian Pacific rail
way through the rich agricultural lands of
Manitoba, and the grand scenic mount
aims beyond. to the cities of Vancouver,
Victoria and Seattle, take pleasure in the
gratitude to those whose great. considera-
ton and courtesy have made it possible
for us to thus make the excursion Of 1898
the most pleasureable and instructive in
the history of our Association.
We take especial pleasure in acknowledge
ing our indebtedness to the Honorable
the Dominion of Canada, who several
months ago extended to us cordial invi-
tation to take the trip as the guests Of
the Dominion and of the Canadian Pacific
and courteous representative. w. j. White,
has been so alert and active to extend to
us every possible attention.
trans continental railway the Canadian
Pacific, for its magnificent special train
service for a distance of fifteen hundred
miles and return, and the many courtesies
extended by its president, Sir William c.
Van Horne, William Whyte, General Man
ager, and Robert Kerr, Western Division
Traffic dd1 IN Manager, besides F. j. Coyle the
3. Calder, Travelling Passenger Agent. and
P: S. Jenkins Superintendent of the Cana
dian Pacific telegraph service, to whom
we are indebted for frequent news buile-
tins. The Canadian Pacific is one of the
continents greatest railway systems, and
we have found its officials to be uniformly
courteous and attentive. .....s.
services rendered to us by the Wisconsin
Central railway in. carrying our sleeping
cars from Chicago to st. Paul and return
porting our party from St. Paul to Winni-
magnifcent steamer, ''city Of kingston
TOR f,9lo tn the memorable ride through the
to the. Canadian Pacific Navigation Com
pany for it's liberal courtesy in conveying
" US # from vancouyer to Victoria On the tn
& International Railway Company for talk
ing, us from Seattle to Mission Junction;
and to the 500 Line for returning us
from Portal to ST. Paul, distance Of near
ly six hundred miles. re- 4sa =:
We.are. grateful to the citizens of the Do
minioh Of Canada for the cordial receptions
and hearty manifestations of frendliness
accorded us on every hand: We were es-
pecially pleased with the repeated assur-
ances of their interest and sympathy with
the United States in the present war with
Spain. ''' >'.- :
We recall the cordial reception rendered
us at Winnipeg with much satisfaction,
and extend thanks to Mayor A.; An
and citizens for the attention devoted to
us while the guests of that city The ban
@quet served at Elm Park by the ladies of
Winnipeg, and the MUSIC provided by, the
Ninetieth Battalion band, we're enjoyable
features. The cordial reception given us
at Portage la Prairie by DR.. Rutherford,
M. P, Mayor Garland and citizens. was
most ratifying, and made particularly en-
joyable by reason of the drive among the
rich and highly developed farms surround
ing that city. @aib's a'f@ta @&Ii&sz&@4t.#s
mental Station at Brandon Impressed us
with the great progress being made in, the
agricultural development of the Domin-
ion, and was one Of the.valued obserya-
the home of Honorable Clifford sifton and
Press Representative w. J. White our
visit was made pleasant by the personal
attention of Mayor E. Evans and the city
council. y E" ~. rT. E't-'f. go g. s@. "A TO- Fl"
We will ever remember with joy the
greeting accorded us at >zriswold. where
an a gSS end the s
Banner and presented.,us with beautiful
buttonieres, and where many Of the war
riors who participated in the Sioux nassa-
ere of '62, and afterwards fled to Canada
had gathered to gaze at the descendants of
their frontier victims; at Virden, gaily
decorated with the stars and stripes. where
not be: excelled, and Mayor D. Mcdonald
and W., J. Wilcox, president of the Board
of Trade, presented US with handsomely
Head, where the entire populace. headed
by Reeve Stevans and council and escort
ed by the Indian band from the Govern
ment School at QuAppelle,. gave us a
the Northwest Territories, where, in addi-
ton to a cordial reception by Premier
Haultain, representing the Northwest AS
sembly, acting Mayor S. A. Clark and citi-
zens, we enjoyed the exceptional courtesy
Of being welcomed by His Honor Lieut..
Gov NJ. c. Cameron; at Vancouver. where
Trade were profuse, in their attention,
which included delightful steamer ride.
up the North Inlet; at Victoria. where
Mayor G. 2. Redeem, city council and
to this magnificent capital city of British
Columbia at Seattle where Alden j.
Blethen, editor of the Daily Times. greet
ed us with the announcement that "San-
tiago had fallen" and proceeded in his en-
ergetic and hospitable manner to make us
acquainted with the Queen City Of the Pa
return we were conveyed to the fair
grounds and witnessed the novel and ex-
citing exhibitions Of Indian war dances
and horse racing, cowboy broncho busting
and roping the wild steers.
f We extend thanks for favors granted us
at Banff, by Howard Douglass. Superin-
tendent Of the Canadian National Park,
and Sergeant S. Crosthwait Of the North
western Mounted Police.
While we recognize in the grand and
beautiful mountain scenery to be viewed
from the Canadian Pacific railway,
great source Of delight to the traveller, we
are the most impressed with the great
agricultural wealth of that vast empire
reaching from fha base of t11e NOM tains