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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

J. S. McLain, Editor of The Minneapolis
Journal: first visited Northwestern Canada
two years ago. / brought with me then
some of the preiudces that people from the
states, and even from our own northwest,
are usually afflicted with. I think I got rid
Of most of them. Winnipeg was the first
agreeable surprise. I not prepared 20
find a city SO we'll built and in which the
business conditions prosperous that
there was not a single vacant storeroOm in
town. The air Of thrift and the general
spirit of hustle and push which characterizes
the prosperous western city on our own side
was apparent everywhere, and I felt quite
at home Then, when I started west to the
Pacific coast over the main line, I was much
impressed not only with the general beauty
of the country for hundreds of miles, but par
ticularly with the character Of the farm i'm
provements, and the thrifty appearance Of the
towns and villages of Manitoba and Assn
boia- Here was the tangible evidence that
the climate was not unfavorable, and that
the soil was highly productive. AS one is
always more interested in a country he has
seen than in one he has merely heard about,
I have been much interested in conditions
and prospects in Western Canada ever since
and gladly avatled myself of the opportunity
afforded by the Saskatchewan Valley Land
Company to extend my observation and
knowledge Of the country. AS result Of this
trip, am more than ever impressed with the
resources of this country. The extent OF cul-
tivable area and the demonstrated fertility
Of the soil compel confidence in the greatness
and prosperity Of this Northwest country.
The conditions of settlement are favora-
BILE, the old-time difficulties Of pioneering go
completely removed, and the most attractive
regions are made SO readily accessible by
railroads already built and to be built, that
you have a right to expect the Inflow of a
tide Of immi grafton which in fifteen or twenty
years will place the majority Of Canadian
population west of Port Arthur The regioI
which is likely to profit most by this move
nnent OF population is the general region Wis
tied by Colonel Davidson's party during th'
past week. The sight with ones own eyes
of beautiful farms and thriving towns, an(
the meeting with contented and even enthu-
siastic farmers away the Saskatchewan
prepares one to accept the representations tha
come from the still farther Northwest, as tc
the fertility and ability Of that country t.
sustain an agricultural populauon.-lnteryie7
In Winnipeg Tribune
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

through which I have passed we'll adapted to
wheat oats. flax. barley and grass culture,
nearly all Of which is Just rolling enough to
talked with many ''old Settlers who agree
that the climate is one well worthy of investi-
gation the long days Of sunshine combine
with abundant rainfall to produce rapid
growth of vegetation; and the winters, though
cold are enjoyable. Snow generally covers
the ground from December to March, but is
spread out over the entire surface, forming a
cover that protects the roots of all plants,
and has made it possible to produce good
crops of winter wheat along the Saskat tchewan
river in the Saskatchewan district. Your trip
has proved pleasant one for me and I hope
it may prove a profitable one.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

throng composing our party, abundantly sat
isfed all as to its productive and lasting
qualities So smooth and gently rolling is
the surface of most OF the land visited and
80 evenly and uniformly covered with YER
dure, yeritable carpet Of velvet, that often
scrutinizing gaze was necessary to. deter
mine that the thousands of acres passing In
panorama before us was not actually subdued
and already under cultivation. Climatic con-
ditions at this season Of the year are certain
ly superb, and careful inquiry leads to the
orous. 49,. : =
L. $, Gillette, MinneapolisI am convinced
Just what Minnesota and the Dakotas were
y enc ag9 f nH nss oy
mary boundary line between the two coun-
tries must be done away with. We want Can
ada's wheat we ca can tai take care Of It and they
the possibilities Of Saskatchewan.ipto figures,
1t conveys better idea Of the latent possibil-
tiles of the country. 1t.<<.:.7 g.
Hon. Peter Jansen Of Jansen. Nebraska.
Northwest Territories and Is better pleased
with the country and its prospects each time
In his opinion the experimental stage In the
d Of 9ar vast Dse n seas ss sR s
the absolute certainty that a few years Of
hard work will secure to them and their fam.
Ines a SOOQ nome, ana eli Ine necessities OIL
life, as we'll as some Of the luxuries. ~ ,...
Mr.. Jansen Is showing his faith in the
northwest, not only by words, but has bought
several sections OF our soil, aud expects to
have a lot Of land broken up next season.
David T.. Dennaead, president OF the City
National Bank. Marshalltown, Iowa-My; trip
| through the Canadian province Of Saskatche-
wan has been attended with much pleasure
| and information. The long, level. unbroken
stretches of prairie is as fine in appearance as
| any land 1 have ever seen, All the settlers
with whom I have talked express their salts
faction with their location and prospects for
abundant crops: I have every reason to be-
lieve their hopes will be fully realized.
i M M Williams. Little Falls, Minn.-The
! trip to Prince Albert and return has been one
! OF continuous education for me. The fact
! that there are SO many millions Of acres Of
| the best wheat lands in the world awaiting
cultivation has helped me to solve the prob
lem as to where the hundreds Of thousands
Of people that are now locking to the north
! west for farms can find suitable lands for
profitable farming. The country I havs
passed through on this trip reminds me OF
southern Minnesota, as It appeared twenty
ave years ago, but which Is now so densely
populated and improved, the lands being
now worth from s75 to $125 per acre.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

W. j. Lukens, real estate man, Chicago,
rI-You can't make mistake If you buy
here Never saw better soil. Of course, l
don't know about the rainfall, but if it's half
what they get in Dakota, the country will
yield splendid crops. If the settlers learn
right methods and get their drops in early,
they will surely succeed. This is the place
for my boys and for any other mans boys.
1t lis great.
x-senator Meilicke formerly Of Minnesota
(Got on at Dundurn)-He was so enthusiastic
that they joked him a good deal. Finally he
said: "Go ahead If you want to. I know
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

tricts, and on q very reasonable basis of
Colonel G. D. Rogers, Minneapolis.-After
more than forty years Of life on the western
say there are as great possibilities for the
Saskatchewan valley as any portion of the
North American possessions to-day. The land
laws are most liberal the soil is surely of the
best and an Intelligent people is already there
to welcome the new settlers with ,cordiality.
The Northwest Territory of Canada promises
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

man with, or without family, who possesses
energy and ordinary intelligence, will make no
mistake if he locates in that section Of the
country. .....
J. H. Mccarthy, Chamber Of Commerce,
Minneapolis-I knew you had a great country,
but personal visit satisfies me that it is far
above what L expected. don't exaggerate
world, and that is "a; strong statement I
cannot but think Of the progress when the
people wake up to what you have here.
W. II. Stokes, watertown, S. :D.-A very
Interesting and instructive trip. country Of
great possibilities and rare chance for prof
liable investment. The natural home Of No. 1
hard wheat.
F. L. Buell., Duluth, Minn.-Am agreeably
surprised at the richness Of this, vast em-
pire. No wild land in the state can equal
or compare with it..
Ex-Governor Lnd-I cant see that there
Is any difference between this soil and the
best in our states' only there's 80 much OF It
The governor is said to know every plant
in Minnesota, and was constantly enthusing
over some new found Minnesota plant, which
also grew IN Canada
Stephen Collins, Farm Machine Man, Grand
Forks, N. D.-I was born In eastern Ontario,
but have lived the most Of my life In Dakota.
/ have seen the country develop almost from,
It's INFANCY. here IN .CllS great Caua0lan
northwest you have an undeveloped empire
capable Of raising sufficient foodstuffs tc
feed the peoples of the world. But the world
does not yet know it It will wake up one
Of these days and then your population will
grow, not by the hundreds or thousands, but
by the million. (
A. H. Comstock, Of Marshall Wells. Duluth
| We have a Canadian branch in Winnipeg
| and are doing good Canadian business Nat:
| urally, am intensely interested in the growth
| of the country, and SO have tried to watch Il
closely, but 1 had no idea OF its wonderful
! fertility. 49,
| - A. R. Davidson, Cashier Of First Nationa
Bank, Little Falls, Minn.-The country is
marvel to me, as it must be to any visitor
| The world does not yet know what you hav
in the great west, but 1t will find out one 0
these, days, and then-then who can predic
| the result? :, -. ..' .s y.-
John Dwan, Two Harbors, MINI revela
ton SURPRISING all - previous conceptions
Hour after hour the seemingly bouRdless ex
panse unfolded itself before our astonishe
4 and admiring gaze. The contour OF the sur
face and the wealth and luturiance of th
! vegetation seem to rival the most favored por
i tions Of our own United States. Repeate
! tests as to the depth and character Of tn
soil, made by the admiring and tntereste
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

millions Of acres you have here have in
creased in price in short time to from $40
to SIS an acre. am absolutely convinced
that you have a tremendous future ahead. Of
you there. Once the facts about your coun-
try become known, there will be rush that
will surprise you
C. A. Hubbard, banker, Lake City, Mimi
The Canadian Northwest is revelation to me,
I predict a great future for it, The Saskatch-
evan valley is destined to become a rich ag-
ricultural region. A few years will find it
settled with prosperous farmers. A young
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

how you feel: was mighty skeptical myself
at first, but had to give up; and so will you.
This land beats anything I've ever seen In
the States"
F. S. Buell., Duluth, Minn.-The alluvial soil
Of the country in the Northwest Territories
will in short time, in my estimation, create
an empire far superior in production to Min
nesota and the Dakotas. 1t would seem to me
that the future bread basket Of the world will
be located here.
F. G. Van Dusen, Of the Van Dusen- -Har-
rington Company, Chamber of Commerce Min
neapolis-This large territory, with it's nat
ural advantages, offers rare opportunities for
men seeking locations in the agricultural dis
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

to be the coming wheat region Of the CONT
nent.
S. A. Nelson, president Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank, Lanesboro, Minn.-Great is the
NJ W. T., and the Saskatchewan valley is
among the finest lands for general farming
that have seen, and their producing power
will only be known when the country is more
fully developed.
F. NJ. Castetter, president of the banking
house of A. Castetter, Blair, Neb.-I have
been q pioneer in the state of Nebraska and
have seen the country grow from its infancy.
There lands no better than the hundreds Of
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

Joseph W. Reynolds, Duluth-Our trip
through Manitoba, Ass4niboia and saskatche-
wan has been a startling revelation to US all
The stupendous agricultural possibilities Of
the region have only to be seen to arouse the
greatest interest among investors and farm
ers. AS wheat-raising district it certainly
has no equal on the continent.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

George Douglas, Cedar Rapids, Iowa-This
country Is a perfect revelation to me- 1t looks
like northern Iowa and southern Minnesota
twenty years ago, where land IS now selling
for SIS per acre All it wants is settlers,
and you can count on it that lot of our
Iowa mon will come up. At present they
think this country is up in the Arctic regions,
but can tell them it's delightful.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

". H. Piper, Red Wing Mimi am we'll
pleased with the general character Of your
lands Your soil seems to be Of a very good
quality, producing a good quality of grass and
small grains I~consider all Of your lands
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

A. F. Balch, President Of the State Bank,
Marshalltown, Iowa. am surprised and very
much interested at the extent and progress
Of this wonderful country, especially in the
rainfall and apparent fertility Of the soil It
has a great future, but what it needs now is
! population That, however, will follow as
soon as the people Of the different continents
realize what exists here. The inhabitants of
the United States have very little idea Of the
extent and capacity Of the country.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

C. A. Lindbergh-The trip has been a most
delightful one and has given an amount Of
experience that will be useful to all mem
bers of the party. For, as have been able
of the Saskatchewan. and, in fact, ell the
surrounding province, are many times greater
than even the most sanguine of US expected
before we were on the grounds. l talked
with twenty-seven residents who had been
located for three or more years, and some
over twenty, and not one expressed any but
the highest praise both in support Of the de-
lightful climate and the resources of the soil
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

C. r. Peterson, State Bank of Cokato,
Minn-Land owned by Saskatchewan Land
Company is as fine a prairie land as any 1
have seen and will make magnificent coun-
try when settled 1t is not known to the peo-
pie of my state the vast amount of good land
unsettled in Northwest Canada; and the win
ters are thought to be more severe than am
reliably informed they are Northwest Can
ada will be the future grain garden Of Amer
lea.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-02

man with or without family, who possesses
energy and ordinary intelligence, will make no
mistake if he locates in that section Of the
country. ...
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
JEFFRIEs AND FITz
MAY FIGHT IN
SOUTH
CHARLESTON WANTS FIGHT AND
HAS OFFERED $4,000 CASH
OR 70 PER CENT OF THE
eATEsREcEIPTs.

CHARLESTON IS. c.. March A.-The
fight between Fifzsimmons and Jeffries
may be pulled off here. ]. G. Jaudon has
wired Harry Beeoher, of The New York
Journal and American, offering a guaran-
teed purse of $4,000 in cash, or 20 per
cent of the gross receipts to have the
twenty round glove contest here on the
ground of the South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian exposition.
Much enthusiasm Is being manifested in
the matter and the Charleston people are
right in for it. 1t is believed that there
is good chance of the fight being brought
here as this offer comes nearer to what
Fitzsimmons has asked than any other
offer. The Century club at Los Angeles
only guarantees $4,000 or 20 per cent of
the gate receipts.
Should the contest be pulled off here it
would take place in an arena erected for
the purpose with seating capacity of
10000. The contest Would not be under the
direct patronage of the exposition COM
pany, but this company has declared that
should the fight be brought here it will
gladly erect an arena for the purpose.
Mr. Jaudon leaves this afternoon for
New York He VIM confer personally with
Fftzsimmons and will post s.. 900 as a guar
antee of. good fatth.s>; sa4aI Is ), iAs.a
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
c 4 At TANO0GANS
PLAN DEMOCRATIC
BANQUET B
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WILL
BE INVITED TO ATTEND
FEAST IN JUNE.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, March "a
great Democratic banquet TO be held in
this city during the early part of June Is
being planned. II is proposed TO have a
great southern Democratic party banquet
which viii result in the entire harmonizing
OF the party IN this section OF the country.
The banquet will not be a local, or even q
state affair. but it is proposed to make Ii
one that will draw from the entire south.
1t will be given as a celebration of the
opening of the state campaign and the
idea was conceived to hold the banquet In
this city.
II is proposed TO have banquet of one
thousand plates, to which those that come
will have TO have an invitation so as 10 in
sure a high class of men being I'm attend
ance. Representatives will be invited
from every county in the state and from
all the other southern states. Large Dar-
ties are expected to come from Nashville,
Knoxville. Memphis. Atlanta, Birrning-
ham and other cities close at hand. The
governors Of all the states will be invited
TO be present with as many other promi-
nent men as possible.
The speakers that viii be invited will be
ID. B. Hill. Carter Harrison Grover Cleve.
land. Bourke Cochran and other men OF
that class, II is. the plan Of the gentle
men undertaking the banquet to limit the
number OF guests strictly TO one thousand,
but to have representatives from every
section of the south. Not over two hun
dred tickets win be sold i'm this county.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
FOUR MEN ARE KILLED;
THREE HURT IN WRECK

YOUNGSTOWN, o., March 24.-m a
a head-on collision between freight trains
at 7:10 o'clock this morning on the Ash
tabula, Youngstown and Pittsburg divis-
ion OF the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago road. four men were killed and
three injured. The dead:
NORMAN GRAHAM. fireman. lived
near New Castle, Pa.
JAMES THOMAS. fireman, Ashtabula.
Ohio
brakeman. name unknown.
BRAKEMAN, name unknown.
CHARLES BLACKBURN, target tend
er on the Erie road, body can be seen in
wreck.
Injured:
Carl Bishop. brakeman, Ashtablua, left
leg scalded.
Engineers George Weather. OF Erie. Pa,
and Frank Brown. of Ashtabula harbor,
received slight injuries. .
The trains crashed together in a heavy
fog, completely wrecking both engines and
piling the cars up so that traffic will be
suspended for hours. The cause of the
wreck is not yet determined. the engineers
on both trains claiming they had orders
60 60 ahead.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
D00LY COUNTY GUERRY
CLUB HOLDS A MEETING


C0RDELE. Ca, March 2L-The second
meeting OF the Dolly county Query club
was held here Saturday. considerable bus
mess was transacted in the way of ar
ranging a plan Of systematical work
throughout the county by various COM
mIttees appointed for that purpose. Three
other Guerry clubs known as sub-clubs
were organized in the county today. The
list OF members enrolled so far show go
and continually growing.
The friends and supporters of Mr.. Guer-
~. claim that he viii carry Dooly coun-
y. regardless OF the claims made by the
opposition. The country people are con-
siderably aroused over the rumor that an
early primary election viii be called.
which they claim is a direct hit at the
country vote. and for that reason they
propose to be up and doing for their vari-
Gus candidates. Politics is getting warm
ed up 10 a high pitch in this county. es-
pecially on the gubernatOrial race and
old Dolly will be heard from on election
day IN surprising manner.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
AARON FRENCH, PATRON
OF TECH, PASSES AWAY

Aaron French, the noted Pittsburg mill
lionaire philanthropist, who was stricken
some time ago with paralysis, died at his
home in Pittsburg Monday shortly after
midnight. Mr.. French was 70 years of age.
and was actively engaged in business up
to the time he was stricken with paral-
ysis.
No one man has done more for the Tech
biological institution Of this city than
Aaron French, and in his honor the "A.
French Textile School, was named, fit
ting monument to the memory of a good
man.
Mr.. French was president Of the Ameri-
can Steel Spring company. and was re-
Gently made president of the newly form
ed steel spring combine which was or
ganized in New York city a short time
ago.
Mr.. French was one Of the most wealthy
men in Pittsburg. He started as a boy
with nothing and by thrift and industry
soon made fortune. He had large inter-
ests in the south as well as in the north
and in Canada. His steel spring works in
Pittsburg, the A. French Steel Spring
works, were among the largest there, and
Mr.. French was one of the foremost man
ufaoturers in the country.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
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WERE BRIDES
BY DENMARK
GIVEN !?

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The greatest
sensation of the fifty-seventh congress Is
expected tomorrow when Richardson,
Democratic leader of the house. will in
troduce a resolution calling for an inquiry
into the state department on the charge
of bribery made recently by Danish off,
Gals in connection with the purchase of
the Danish West Indies by the United
States.
Richardson made an attempt to offer
the resolution today, but Speaker Hender-
son refused to recognize him.
The proposed investigation is based on
statements made in a confidential report
to the Danish government by Captain
Christmas, who negotiated the sale of the
islands. He says in his report that he had
to use $4,000 in securing favorable action
from United States senators.
The Danish cabinet ministers to whom
he reported, resigned and made the story
public in Denmark
Democrats allege that Spanish newspa-
pers published the story Of bribery
charges on February 10. and they point to
the fact that our government did not rat
ify the treaty with Denmark until Feb
ruary II.
In view Of the bribery charges. Demo-
Gratis want to find If Secretary Hay knew
of the Christman statement when the
treaty was signed, and if not, why not.
The resolution is likely to raise a great
row in the house. Democratic leaders de-
clare they viii afford the house an oppor-
tunity TO investigate the charges, and It
will rest with the majority whether the
investigation follows.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
FAIR AND HORSE SHOW
ASSURED BY ATLANTA

A fair and horse show Of the kind that
have during past years attracted large
crowds to this city will be given In Allan
ia this fall. This was definitely decided
upon at meeting of the directors of the
Southern Interstate Fair and the business
men of Atlanta held Monday at II
o'clock in the council chamber at the city
hall. The meeting was called by H. II.
Cabaniss. president of the Fair associa-
ton, and Mayor Minis, who issued calls
for the meeting last Saturday morning.
A fund of $4,000 was guaranteed by the
meeting.
A subscription list was started during
the meeting Monday morning and many
placed their names upon the list. The
subscription list will not, however, be
made public until 1t has been nearly COM
pleted.
A number of speeches were made by
those who manifested an interest in the
fair and horse show during the meeting
this morning. They were all in favor OF
the fair and horse show and with few
exceptions the citizens were in favor
of having two weeks of horse racing as
has been the custom during previous
fairs.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
SCHLEY COUNTY CHOOSES
- 0RAT0RICAL CONTESTANTS

ELLAvILLE, Ga. March 24-The pre-
liminary contest for the Schley county
representatives in the southwest Georgia
Oratorical Association was held in the
courthouse here Friday evening. A large
audience representing all the schools in
the county was present and considerable
interest was manifested in the speakers.
Colonel Charles r. McCary, mayor Of
Ellaville, presided with grace over the
meeting and introduced the speakers.
= Professor j. H. Montgomery, Miss Nan
Caldwell and Mr.. S. r. Bridges were Sc
lected as judges, and the four best speak
ers were given places in the annual meet
which will be held at Buena Vista, Ga,
later on.
The contestants were Miss Hattibelle
Lightner, Miss Fannie Terry, Miss Marie
Will Etheridge, Mr.. r. c. Wall, Mr.. A.
B. Wall, Mr. Chester McCrary. Mn. c. o.
Rainey, Miss Effie Myers, Miss Annie
Belle McCrary, Miss Susie Strange. Miss
Lucy Mott.
OF these the following won places: Mr..
c. o. Rainey. Mr.. A. B. Wall, Miss Efie
Myers and Miss Susie Strange.