The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
ALONG The SASKATCHEWAN
One Hundred and Fifty American Business Men Invade
the Canadian Northwest Far Prince Alberta
Delightful and Profitable Trip-The Country and It's
Bright Prospects Winnipeg Hospitality.

Wheat as high, of as good color and
nearly as far advanced as that to be seen
between Minneapolis and Lake Mime
tonka (there is certainly not more than
weeks difference In the stage OF plant
development), was seen at Prince Albert
on the north fork Of the Saskatchew wan
river, last Saturday by members of
party taken into the Canadian Northwest
by the Saskatchewan Valley Land COM
pany. -.t .., ... i
Last Wednesday evening company OF
business men from Minneapolis, Duluth,
Chicago, Iowa, Nebraska, North and
South Dakota and Wisconsin, left Mime
apolis on a special train over the Great
Northern railway as guests of the Sas-
katchewan Valley Land company, des-
tined to Prince Albert. The route lay
by way of Winnipeg, where the members
Of the Minnesota Bankers association
were found, having just arrived from
their annual meeting at Crookston
Thursday to have been coro-
nation day and Winnipeg, BUTTE the unfor-
tunate illness of the king would have
been en- fete. All the arrangements Tor
the coronation celebration, however, had
been cancelled and a feeling of anxiety
and depression pervaded the whole city.
Winnipeg Hospitality.
The people Of Winnipeg, however, were
not lacking in their hospitality to their
American visitors. The Saskatchewan
Valley Land companys party brought in
1875 Americans, and the bankers 26O more,
so that Winnipeg took on q lively appear
ance, notwithstanding the absence of any
coronation festivities. The visitors were
handsomely entertained; special trains
on the street railways carried the whole
tn civ
vicinity, and a bountiful luncheon was
served at the Exposition hrounds. The
after dinner remarks by the mayor OF
Winnipeg, by Ex-Governor Lind, by CnleI
Justice Killam, Of Manitoba, and others,
voiced the feeling of mutual good WILL
which strongly, pervaded the occasion, and
| the unfortunate condition Of the king de-
veloped a sentiment of sympathy among
the Americans for their neighbors In like
degree to the generous expression or grler
| and international good will which came to
US in such liberal measure during the darK
days Of last September, when President
Mckinley lay upon his death bed, the VIC
| tim Of the assassins bullet.
After lunch the visitors were enter
tanned at Gymkhana, which they found to
mean a series of horse races These were
the only events of sporting character
indulged in during the day, and this part
| of the days program of festivities, occur
ring we'll utside the city, was given for
the special entertainment Of the visitors.
Prosperous Winnipeg.
Winnipeg proved a surprise to all who
had never visited it before. 1t is a Well
built, well-paved, well-kept city OF 50o0o
people. Business and dwelling accom-
modations are full to over-crowding. 1t
is estimated that at least $1,5OO,o will
| be expended there for new buildings the
current year. The retail district is at
tractive and lively, and the wholesale
| district impresses the visitor with It's sub
| stantial buildings and It's representation
Of general lines of trade. -, 49,,
| Thursday evening the special train OF
the Saskatchewan Valley Land company,
comprising seven sleeping cars and din
| ing car, with the special car of William
White, assistant to the president of the
! Canadian Pacific railway, attached, start
ed over the Canadian Pacific, by way OF
Regina, for Prince Albert. The mornf
ing found the travellers in eastern Assin1-
mental farm, near Indian Head, where
from the train they had ocular demon,
stration of the possibilities of the soil
in that region in the growing Of grains
and grasses and trees. Their destination,
however, was tie Saskatchewan valley,
and, without stopping at Regina, they
passed on across the Qu'Appelle river
onto LQ6 WlSulduuS Ill hOl IuoiA IL Coh'A e'l
Assiniboia, pursuing a northwestern
course over the Prince Albert
| branch to Saskatoon on the south
fork of the Saskatchewan river. Thence
the line turns northeasterly along the val
ley between the north and south branches
of the Saskatchewan to Prince Albert
which lies on the south branch Of the
north fork and on the fifty third degree OF
north latitude-just inside Of the famous
parallel of memorable controversy
"54 40"
Prince Albert.
Here was found settlement Of 2,00(
people, This Is an old Hudson Bay COM
pany's trading post, and here is one OF the
most important stations Of that great
company. The store and warehouse o1
the CT n pany were visited and in this pic
turesque northern town were found three
hotels, two weekly newspapers, two dozeI
: retail stores, two grist mills, brewery
three saw mills, a grain elevator,
creamery, fine brick schoolhouse, anc
brick courthouse, a large Catholic. ca
thedral, and exceedingly .creditable
church buildings belonging, to Presbyter.
} ian and Methodist denominations =,
Prince ALBERT has a board of trade
which is already awake to the possibili
ties of the city. An agricultural fair /:
held here annually.
Prince Albert at one time enjoyed the
advantages of river navigation. the Sas
katchewan affording abundance OF waite
for large boats from that point, and
higher up, down to Hudson's bay AM
Lake Winnipeg. The arrival of the rail
. road however, ten years ago, put stol
to river navigation, except as the rive
$ and the conf1Cent streams are nav1gatet
3 by small steam tugs, bringing to the mill
logging RATS from the large bodies o
pine, spruce and poplar which lie nortl
! of the Saskatchewan river. s.
"A Beautiful Country. .-s
The excursiopists we're fortunate in tn
! matter of weather. The days were brigh
and warm, and the country having ha
abundance Of rain,. doubtless appeared a
y It's very best. Certainly 1t delighted tn
j eyes of all those who were so fortunat
as to visit it under the hospitality Of tn
Saskatchewan Valley Land company. Thi
company has recently purchased from tn
4 Qu,Appelle. Long Lake & Saskatchewa
River railroad company the road run
ming from Regina to Prince Albert) tn
privilege of selecting a million and
quarter Of acres of its land grant out Q
It's total Of 8 100000 acres, extending fror
point about fifty miles north of Regin
/ practically all the way to Prince Albert
+ This means that this land company will
i have the choice of lands over distanc
of nearly 200 miles along the railroad i
! northern AsstIitoia and southern centra
coel,otcbouap wall as ira ropiOn Ill