The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
HEART CITY"
Winnipeg Is Metropolis and Indus.
trial Capital of Western Canada
CANADA's THIRD BUSINESS CITY
1T Has Large Trade and Is Des-
tined to Become the DOmin-
ions Chicago.


made it the one big distributing point of
this entire section. AS western Canada
develops the city of Winnipeg will grow.
Nothing stands in the way of it's becoming
one of the most important interior COM
mercial centers on the American CONT
nent. Some day not far distant millions
will inhabit and cultivate the fertile val,
leys of Canada's magnificent rivers, and
Winnipeg will be their great supply point.
It's educational institutions will be giving
the finishing touches to the education of
the sons and daughters of western Can
ada.
In 1870 Winnipeg's population was 279;
in 1874, 5000; in 1885, 22,315; in 1888 it
numbered 900 people, and it is to-day a
city of $4,000
In 1881 the total assessed valuation of
the city was $780, 35, while in 1900 the
assessors returns showed $27,000,O00.
Winnipeg is the capital city of the Prov
ince of Manitoba. 1t is situated at the
junction of the Red and Assiniboine
rivers, forty miles south of Lake Win
nipeg, an immense body of fresh water,
Astounding with fish and with shores heav-
lily timbered.
Winnipeg is sixty miles north of the in
ternational boundary line between Canada
and the United States, with which latter
country the city has three direct connect
ing lines of rail.
A Trade Center.
Naturally Winnipeg is the center for
THE wholesale and jobbing trade Of the
great northwest Immense stocks Of goods
and merchandise, covering all varieties
required to supply the wants of the dis
tricts devoted to grain production, stock
breeding and cattle ranching, mining, lum-
bering and fishing, as we'll as the more
diversified demands of the city, town and
village people, are to be found in the
handsome buildings. supplied with all
modern conveniences and appliances,
which are a marked feature of the city's
edifices. Shipments are daily made to
points over 1000 miles distant, so ex-
tensive is the range of country supplied
from this well-stocked central market.
The complete railway systems radiating
from Winnipeg afford great facilities to
the retailer in the province and territories
for the securing of his stocks at short
notice, and experience has shown that the
retailers and country merchants take full
advantage of these opportunities. The
railway corporations recognize Winnipeg
as one of the principal wholesale depots
of Canada, and deal with it's wholesalers
on that basis. Various industries are al
ready established in Winnipeg.
The city has three daily and many
weekly : and monthly newspapers and
journals.
In volume Of trade Winnipeg stands
third on the list of cities of Canada ac-
cording to the bank clearing house re-
turns. The chartered banks represented
in Winnipeg show a total paid UP capital
of $40, O0O, 900, wit a reserve fund OF $780,
900, 900. The principal loan companies,
fire and life insurance companies of Cana
da, and many of Great Britain and the
United States, have general agencies in
the city.
An Official Center.
Winnipeg is not only the commercial
capital of the vast extent Of country lying
between Lake Superior and British Col
umbia and north Of the international line.
but it is the center for the federal Offices
situated therein. The head immigra-
ton, lands and timber offices of the do
minion government for the west are 10
Gated here. The principal custom house,
registry of shipping, excise, weights and
measures, food products examiners, grain,
-four, and hide and leather inspection,
intelligence office, receiver general, gov
eminent savings bank, and other Offices
for the Canadian northwest, are placed in
the city on account of it's Importance and
central position. Winnipeg is also the
provincial capital, and, in consequence,
the Manitoba legislature, government de-
partments of agriculture and statistics,
attorney general, public works, treasurer
and provincial secretary, with the regis
trar general Of lands have their official
headquarters within the city limits. The
superior courts are held here. which
entails the attendance of the principal
barristers and attorneys Of the province.
With other government institutions the
institute for the deaf and dumb is placed
here. The regular troops on duty in
Manitoba are in barracks in the city; and
the volunteers, with headquarters here.
cover corps Of cavalry, field artillery, and
the line. The head offices of the Hudson
Bay company Gin America) the great land
companies, and, in a word, all the great
corporations doing business in this coun-
try md 1t not only convenient but neces-
sary, for the proper transaction of their
affairs, to have their chief offices in what
has been termed by a governor general
THE heart city Of Canada"