New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-29
BUSTLING WINNIPEG.
rrzE THRIVING METROPOLIS OF WEST
ERN CANADIAN EMPIRE OF MAX
vELLoUs RICHNESS

vELLoUs RICHNESS.
vinniper Sept. p CspeciaD-"westward the
ster OF empire takes its way" is a saying that
finds its latest illustration in Canada, and Win
nireg declares with united voice that this bust
ling progressive typicaliy Western city is 10 be
the capital of the Canadian empire that is to be-
..The Chicago Of Canada is one of the favorite
titles given TO the city by loyal Winnipegers'
and they are ready TO Justify its use by be-
uildering array Of statistics. founded. as they
will tell you on solid facts 10 which there
can he no dispute. There are the census hgures
for instance. which have fallen like wet blan-
ket Oh the country in general showing that the
percentage Of increase in population for Mani
toba has been r. against for Quebec, 21A for
Ontario and 1OiA for the whole Dominion.
why" said member Of the Winnipeg Board
OF Trade this morning while Ontario and
Quebec are being drained of their population
through emigration to the United States. west
ern Canada, especially along the newly opened
region around Edmonton. is having an influx
OF Americans. who are coming here to better
their condition. and many farmers in North Da-
kota are settling in the rich farm lands of Mani
toba south of this city. Booming? No. sir; we
don't believe in booms; they always peter out
Western Canada is just having good, whole
some growth and il is keeping at it 365 days
IN the year. I tell you In the year 195O"--
But it is needless to quote this enthusiast fur
Their, as it would be hard TO tell where to stop.
In point Of fact. however, there is good reason
20 believe that Winnipeg will largely justify
the hopes that are entertained concerning it. |
Indeed it is doing so already. It is the natural
metropolis az great territory Of ineXhaustible
fertility. 1t is not only the greatest grain mar |
ket in Canada. but one Of the greatest in the !
world. At present the grain storage capacity !
OF Western Canada. of which Winnipeg is the |
most important point is 22.000oo0 bushels The |
,f,ar1T
IL 600 barrels while its export of grain is al |
ready enormous and is increasing every year. |
The Ontario miller is longer supreme. as in /
the old days. Tor does Toronto any longer set /
the standard for the grades Of wheat. That is I
now done through the Winnipeg Grain Elk !
change body of men second 10 none in bust
ness ability, enterprise. pluck and sagacity. |
This years wheat crop now being harvested is
unusually fine in quality. and is variously esti-
rnatad at from 100000 to 6OOOOO00 bushels,
q crop which will make the whole of Western
Canada prosperous, without taking into ac-
count the large yield of hay and OATS the former
being a spot cash product the year round at a
good price
This is not the place to discuss the reasons
for the small increase in Canada's population.
But this much is certain: When the country
does finally succeed in turning the tide of emf
grafton TO its shores it has a territory to offer
the new settler in Western Canada which can
be beaten nowhere in productiveness and gem
eral desirability. Indeed. Canadians them
selves know very little about these growing and |
prosperous provinces of Manitoba, Assiniboia.
Alberta and British Columbia, and still less
about the unorganized territories lying north OF
them, namely, Saskatchewan. with area Of |
114,oG0 square miles; Athabaska, with area |
Of i9S, 300 square miles; Mackenzie with an area !
of SIS. 900 square miles. and Keewatin. with an |
area OF 10000 square miles. The popular !
notion that these territories semi-arctic in |
temperature is absurdly erroneous. A great |
part # their area would make finer wheat lands I
than any now known. besides being rich in min
erals and admirably adapted for cattle raising.
on account Of the fine quality and abundance Of
the grass The trouble with US in Western
Canada" said Charles y. Bell the secretary of
the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. is that we have
100 great abundance of richness. We could
provide 25,oo0o00 people with splendid. rich
hcuaesteads and have whole empire OF ter
rito-y left over. And some day a lot Of people
vii ind IL out, and then look out for a STAN
ps5e. It would be a blessing 10 Canada if Rus
sta some other country owned strip Of land
north OF US, even though 1t were only miles
vide. For the unthinking public would not
hen associate Canada with the North Pole, as
hey do now A great part Of Western Canada,
- sccount Of the Chinook winds, has less
-gayous climate than many regions further
asc3SL"