The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-30
LA5ES q LEECH LAKERS
WHO VISITED THE PARIS
EXPOSITION
SAMUEL HILL HAS RETURNED
In Order to Be Present at the Meet
ing OF the Harvard Men
Here TOmOr-
row.

cit was source of establishment to
me-" said Samuel Hill yesterday, Ito see
at the Paris exposition fine laces made
by the Indians of our own state, the
Leech LakeTs, as we call them"
Mr.. Hill, who returned to attend the
meeting of Associated Harvard Clubs at
the Minnesota. club tomorrow, being
president of the Minnesota Harvard
club, says the Paris exposition, in his
judgment, is the most comprehensive
ever held
Mr. Hill, being almost as much at
home on the continent of Europe as he
is on Minnesota soil, and keen observer,
his observations concerning his latest Wis
1t to the old world are very interesting.
Mr. Hill says the most interesting thing
called to his attention while abroad was
the new railroad which is being con-
structed in Northern Sweden, under the
Arctic circle. There have been extensive
discoveries of iron ore in that region, and
the new road now extends $50 miles from
the iron range to the Baltic sea. In the
other direction a railroad is being graded
and will be finished within a year that
will enable this ore to be shipped to At
lantic tidewater.
Mr.. Hill says that, unlike the Mime
sofa ore, which is as coarse as gravel,
the Swedish ore is as fine as sand
"When we remember that the discov-
Englands trade more seriously than any
thing that had happened in twenty years,
the wonderful possibilities following the
shipment of this ore across the channel
to England becomes apparent. Return
ing cargoes of coal, of course, for the
operation of the road and general pur-
poses still further indicates the impor-
tance of this ore discovery and the trans
portation problem involved in it. Thus
far no coal has been discovered tributary
to the ore
Mr.. Hill said the two nations most in
terested in the growth of the United
States were England and Russia, the
former because She buys more of Amer
lean products than any other nation
and the latter because of her territory
tapping that of the American continent.
Russian territory is less than thirty
miles from Uncle Sans possessions, a
bit of information which Mr.. Hill saws
very few people take into consideration
in discussing international affairs in
their commercial and industrial aspects
"One of the most attractive exhibits I
saw at the exposition" said Mr.. Hill,
reverting to the great Paris show, was
a complete trans Siberian train, one of
the kind that runs from ST. Petersburg
through to Strensk. The total distance
which these trains will run is $500 miles
when the great Siberian railway is final
ly completed. The train was equal in
every respect to those operating be-
tween Minneapolis and Chicago. which
latter [ reckon among the best in the
world. TO give an idea of the vast ter
ritory traVersed by the train. a gigantic
panorama, Skilfully arranged, was I'M
folded to the view as one sat in the
stationary train. The picturesque coun.
try covering the thousands of miles from
St. Petersburg to Pekin, China was
thus placed before the eye in a most liv.
ing picture.
1.-The plans Of the Russian government
also contemplate a cutoff from the
main line of the Siberian road from.
Tochita, running across through Mon
golia and connecting with the line which
runs to Port Dalny. Port Dalny will be
free port, where customs duties and
trade restrictions will be unknown The
total cost of the trans Siberian railroad
mas been placed by the government at
SIS, COO OO0''
Mr.. Hill was averse to discussing af.
fairs in China AS to Kruger's mag
nificent reception by the mercurial
Frenchmen, he said the English people
cid not take the matter seriously
They laughed at the demonstration .
said Mr.. Hill, land there is no probabil-
1ty, scarcely q possibility of anything
serious growing out of the Kruger mel
de!lt between the two countries"
Mr.. Hill will leave for the Pacific coast
shortly after the Harvard banquet. He
left his family IN Italv