The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-20
HAILED IN HOTELS

When the best stories of the best boom
ers are all told the British Columbia
crowd this year will be a long way hom
the foot of the column This western
country has seen some choice booming
but most ofit on the American side of the
line. WhenD r. McGinnis was booming
Chinook, Mont. with all of the ginger of
western promoter, perfection in the line
of townsite booming was considered at
tained. Senator Paris Gibson did some
very artistic work. principally through the
medium of eastern newspapers on Great
Falls. Seattle is doing we'll at the pres
ent time, and the Canadian over the boun-
dary in British Columbia is taking les
sons from his cousins of western America
Residents OF Grand Forks, B. c., who ar
rive here give many reasons foA the state
ment that their town is to be one of the
greatest mining camps in the country,
not barring Butte. Rossland people are
equally positive on the future of that
town. oliver Mathisen Of Kalso is here
and he proves that Kalso is really a conner
immigration into British Columbia this
migration into British Columbia this
spring has been the largest on record.
Oren Scotten, the we'll known Detroit
tobacco manufacturer, is at the Nieollet.
Mr.. Scotten is one of the few independent
tobacco manufacturers still in the busi-
ness. He owned a choice piece of prep
erty wanted by the trust, at Detroit, and
sold out. But the fascination Of the busi-
ness was so strong that he went at it
again. He is in the west personally SUI
perintending the work Of introducing his
tObaccos to the jobebrs.
c. H. March, banker and stock man,
with interests at LitchfieId and Zumbrota,
was a recent visitor here Mr.. March is
cne of the many Minnesota men who are
investing in ranch property in South pa-
kota. His property near Pierre is we'll
stocked. The cattle shipments from the
Missouri slope will surprise the experts
this year
The coming convention at Fargo is one
of the interesting subjects to the many
northwestern travelling men who haunt
the Minneapolis hotels. An attendance
is expected at that gathering that will
give Mayor Johnson's town plenty of OPP
portunity to show what it can do in the
way of accommodating the multitude
Thomas Kleinogel. grand senior council
lor, has gone to the west coast, but
promises to return in time for the meet
ing. The travelling men are discussing
possible legislation and unique uniforms.
John Foley of New Hampton, Iowa, was
one of the visiting Hawkeyes here yester-
day. Mr.. Foley is one of that large ele-
ment in Iowa who take such a keen inter-
est in the lumber trade. Iowa has been
doing a host of building in the last ten
ten years, and the lumber traffic has been
good. Mr.. Foley is one of the ex-presi-
dents of the Northwestern Lumbermen's
association an organization considered one
Of the most effective of its kind in the
west.
Robert Moody, president Of the Aber-
deem National bank, was a recent visitor
here. Mr.. Moody has held one Of those
jobs which are more juicy with honor
than thanks-that of mayor of his town.
Aberdeen is bound to grow. 1t cannot
help itself. Central South Dakota is
prospering. A direct line to the Black
Hills would be the real delight of South
Dakota people. and Aberdeen would like
to be one of the points on the highway.
Northern Michigan is travelling close to
the prosperity band wagon. The upper
peninsula is doing a good business.
Charles W. Taylor of Negaunee says that
things do move there. In the days be-
fore the financial blight of '93 struck the
land, there was no spot in the United
States where trade was as good and the
1aboring man was considered more worthy
of his hire than in the upper peninsula.
In the past few years old conditions have
worked their way back into the system of
things to the delight of the native While
much of the pine is gone the mines fur
nish employment to thousands of men.
Minnesota is getting some of the trade in
some of the lines. Duluth cuts in on
groceries and Minneapolis to some extent
on other lines. ---