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

was dellght to every member of the
party and none will ever cease being
thankful it was his good fortune to
take it.
The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
RESOLUTIONS.
Publishers Assocaton While e' en ro ane
homeward from the Pacific coast, July
18th, 1888: We, the members of the Minne-
sofa Editors and Publishers Association,
whose good fortune it has been to devote
ten days to the enjoyment Of the grandest
trip possible on the American continent
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
Victoria and Seattle, take pleasure in the
unanimous and sincere expression OF our
gratitude to those whose great considera-
ZION 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 Associa ton.
We take especial pleasure in acknowledge
ing our indebtedness to the Honorable
Clifford Sifton, Minister Of the Interior for
the Dominion of Canada, who several
months ago extended to a cordial invi-
tatlon to take the trip as the guests Of
the Dominion and of the Canadian Pacific
railway, and Who through his very able
and courteous representative. w. ]. White,
has been so alert and active to extend to
us every possible attention.
Our Obligations are due to the great
tSans;continental railway. the Canadian
service for. a distance of fifteen hundred
miles and return, and the many courtesies
extended by it's president, Sir William c.
Van Horne William Whyte, General Man
aSer. and Robert Kerr Western Division
Traffic Manager, besides e. J. Coyle. the
company's Vancouver representative, A;
3. Calder Travelling Passenger Agent. and
F: 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 it's officials to be uniformly
courteous and attentive.
we express; our deep appreciation of the
services rendered to us by the Wisconsin
cars from Chicago to st. Paul and RETURN
to the Northern Pacific railway in trans
porting our party from St. Paul to Winni-
agneenf f' steamer q y Of I Kngston
for the memorable ride through the
Straits Of -Fuca from Victoria. to Seattle;
pany, for it's liberal courtesy in conveying
US from Vancouver to Victoria on the
finely equipped ..Charrner;" to the Seattle
& international Railway Company for talk
and to the $500 Line for returning us
from Portal to St. Paul, distance Of near
~ six hundred miles.
We.are grateful to the citizens of the Do
miniOn Of Canada for the cordial receptions
and hearty manifestations Of friendliness
accorded us on every hand: We were es-
pecially pleased with the repeated assur-
ances of their interest and synpa thy with
the United States in the present war with
Spain.
We RECALL the cordial reception. rendered
and extend thanks to Mayor A.. A. An
drews.' the city council Board of Trade
and citizens for the attention devoted to
us s;,o while the guests Of that city The ban
Winnipeg, and the music provided by the
Ninetieth Battalion band, were enjoyable
features. The cordial reception given us
M. P, Mayor Garland and citizens. was
most gratifying, and made particularly en-
joyable by reason of the drive among the
rich and highly developed farms surround
ing that city.
The visit to the Government Expert
mental Station at Brandon impressed us
with the great progress being made in the
ion, and was one Of the valued observa-
lions Of the trip. At this beautiful city,
the home of Honorable Clifford Sfton and
visit was made pleasant by the personal
attention of Mayor E. Evans and the city
council.
We. will ever remember with joy the
greeting accorded us at Griswod. where
sang America" and the Star Spangled
Eanner," and presented US with beautiful
riors who participated in the Sioux massa-
ere of '62, and afterwards fled to Canada,
had gathered to gaze at the descendants of
their frontie: Victims; at Virden, saily
decorated with the stars and stripes where
the ladies rendered us a banquet that could
not be: excelled, and Mayor D. Mcdonald
and az 1rr W. j. Wilcox, president Of the Board
engrossed address of welcome: at indian
Head where the entire populace headed
by Reeve Steyans and council. and escort
ment School at Qu'Appelle, gave us a
rousing welcome: at Regina, the capital of
the Northwest Territories. where, in addi-
ton to a cordial reception by Premier
sembly, acting Mayor S. A. Clark and citi-
zens, we enjoyed the exceptional courtesy
Of being welcomed by His Honor Lieut..
Mayor Garden, city council and Board of
Trade We're profuse, in their attention,
which INCLUDED delightful steamer ride
up the North Inlet: at Victoria. where
Board of Trade gave us a royal welcome
to this magnificent capital city of British
Golqmba ;a, at IS SEATTLE It'll Where alden J.
ed us with the announcement that San
tiago had fallen,' and proceeded in his en-
ergetic and hospitable manner to make us
cific coast; and at Calgary, Where re on on our
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.
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
are the most impressed with the great
agricultural wealth of that vast empire
reaching from the base of the mountains