The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04
y5oSoria--A Seat Of the Hudson Bay Company

VICTORIA, p. c., Sept 29-This IS said to be the
one place, above all others on the American con-
tnent where Englishman may feel at home.
The oaks and laUrels and hOlys of Victoria make
It seem like bit England dropped down at the
door Of the Pacific The history of the place is in
eeparably linked with the honorable and ancient Hud-
sons Bay company which this portion Of the
continent for Britain's banner in the long
While other coast towns alive with the prospect
Of their future Victoria is compacent in the glory Of
her past She is proud of her honorable age Her
people hold fast to their old traditions-and that's
English.
Their little city is famed for its beauty for its
cleanliness. its law order but it's old FASH
Toned the old fashioned in the door yards.
in an alley there is blackboard where the citizen
writes with piece of chalk his desire to sell his bull
terrier pup or to regain his lost pocketbook.
of the little squares allotted for the bulletins read
that the Reliance had the first heat in the inter
national yacht race and in another that waiter
wanted a the Poodle Dog restaurant The merchants
come down TO their stores as late as they did twenty
years ago their little profits go home again
They have always taken things easy, and they will
The trumpet cali to .rms that is sounding through
the west, arousing commercial forces, finds few
recruits IN victoria Inc people mere are rlc OF Wen
tO-dOt If neither. satisfied. What's the odds"
say they; 1--WE living well enjoying ourselves
u our own way Don pother us win your new
tangled notions about getting on" That's their
OF taking life and they unquestiOnaby have the right
70 cut their own cloth The worst that can be said
Of them is that they lack ginger They are good
neighbors They treat the stranger well. But their
Uav is not our yVaV we believe that calm and rest
and quiet for the sUperannuated. Our style Of
We like to things still that they
ming behind the schedule Of the west If they had
would soon be right time.
Victoria has every reason to be proud Of its
citation with the Hudson Bay company. The history
Of this old corporation reads like the fancful tale OF
some adroit story-teller 1t was organized IN 100
under royal charter granted when Charles the Sec
ond was king It dubbed the Honorable COM
ranv of Merchant Adventures of England" The first
sale of 5000 beaver skins took place in London cof
a yerse about it, The first Hudson BAY traders went
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at the remote stations to get returns from their
shipments. These pioneers in North American COM
Iuerce endured great hardships and reaped rich
wards. The account of one expedition states that
after all their stock in trade was disposed Of they
Old clothes. bits Of iron and trihes that otherwise
would have been thrown away
The manner of communication embraced every pos
sible means of transportation. Horses, boats dog
traders carried the goods upon their backs. All mer
chandise, either supplies or furs. made into pack
HgeS weighing eight Iour POUNDS. Lhat IL TOOK d
strong qualify for service with the Hudson Bay
is shown by the fact that when carrying neces-
sary, each man was expected TO move eIgnJ OF zen
packages mile every day, carrying two pieces 06S
OF the men performed WouaeLlut Leeus OF sIreuB'l
and endurance while moving the goods The record
pieces C504 pounds mile without resting.
The old records give some interesting accounts OF
vs. to vsifeJ f1rtiorary- and LORD TsranoiInt ais
final and his win supreme He clothed him
st bei5 sSc+r5 His dress Consisted of q s1it Of
black dark blue cloth. white shirt. high collar.
frOc coat. velvet stock and to the bottom Of
his trousers He wore costly black beaver hat.
When travelling this fancy piece of headgear
cred by oiled silk and his Ordiuc-y costume
supplemented by long hashy cloak with capes.
His arrival departure from post sguatZed
by the firing Of salutes. The required to
lift him and out of his boat In camp his tent was
pitched apart from those Of his men. He had sep
fire. which the crew had to start before they
looked after their wants. The explanation is Of
fePed that all this ceremony considered neces-
sarv because IL had good effect upon the Indians.
added the dignity of the factor I'm the eyes of
his subordinates. To possession of factors cast
off beaver hat made an Indian a big man among his
people The effect upon the factor often as bad