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The National tribune., 1903-05-28
ANOTHER SURVIVING WAR GOVERNOR.

In the press notices of the death of ex-
Gov. Ramsey. of Minnesota, it was stated
that ex-Gov. Sprague, of Rhode Island,
yet survives. A letter from Comrade
Taylor reminds us of still further forget
fulness. He says:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28
Minneapolis Correspondent: Duluth Correspondent:
Security Bank Of Mimi. American Exchange Bank.

to the growing grain. The main canal is of
sufficient capacity to supply the needs of the
whole area and the main laterals are large
enough for the special districts they intended
to serve.
Thus Irrigation gives certainty of crops, pro-
tects against drought and places the farmer in
the position of regulating his rainfall. There is
no agricultural region even in districts Of normal
rainfall where the possibility OF resorting to ir
rigation would not be occasionally beneficial In
these irrigated sections Of southern Alberta good
crops are assured each year, because the farmer
can apply the water to his land as circumstances
demand.
The irrigation area in this favored district Of
western Canada has now begun in earnest
whose only need previously had been the utiliz-
Ing of the great body Of water enianating from
the east slope of the Rock Mountains for the
artificial watering OF these plains, and now
where only a few years ago stretched the almost
illimitable expanse Of unproductive prairie. with
only an occasional ranch there are now a con-
tinued succession OF titled fields rich with their
burdens OF grain and grass, with herds of cat
tie and thickly settled, prosperous population.
In their wake will follow the many industries
that a successful agricultural community builds
up.
y There is no country where the same oppor-
tunities exist Tor settlers. The agricultural pos
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sibilities are unequaled; all kinds of grain, root
crops and grasses yield rich crops, and grazing
furnishes rich returns. The lightness Of the
rainfall is now no longer a drawback, thanks
to this benefcent irrigation canal, for now the
farmer may regulate, at his own will, the sup
ply of water to his land distributing it at the
right times and in such quantities as are needed
to keep his crop growing, SO as to make the
yield not only the largest possible, but of the
best possible quality.
Along the canal of the Canadian North West
Irrigation company to-day there now hum
dreds Of comfortable homes, 10000 acres Of land
under cultivation, yielding heavy crops Of first
class wheat, oats, barley and fax, and during
the past season there were sixty binders and nine
threshers at work where three years ago thers
fere none-the land totally unoccupied It
lis estimated that last seasons harvest has pro-
sduced over 100000 bushels OF grain, whereas
before the advent of the canal system, every
thing had to be brought in from other points.
There are several towns of from 800 to 1000
inhabitants linked together by railway. Bust
ness houses of all kinds have sprung into ex-
istence and every provision has been made for
educational and religious needs.
The firm of Christie & Heubach of Winnipeg
have been recently appointed selling agents fer
lands in this district
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28
GEES 20. the eastern centers fall


above the sea, and Lethbridge 1855 feet The
plateau thus dips 900 feet in forty miles and tilts
156 feet in twenty miles. "A main tributary Of
the south branch of the Saskatchewan is the
Bow river, into which flows the Belly river on
Which Lethbridge is situated and which, six
miles above Lethbridge receives the waters of
the st. Mary river. The surface Of the river at
Lethbridge is 800 feet below the level of the
prairie on which the town stands, and 1900 feet
lower than the point at which the Calf canal
draws its store of water for the irrigation OF the
plateau.
In almost every irrigated district in the west
5ern and southwestern states the cry has been
for more water, but in southern Alberta there
is water in plentiful abundance, and sufficient
to- make hundreds OF thousands of acres irri-
gable. Each Of the two natural drainage chan
.nels have been utilized to the greatest extent
for the avoidance OF the work OF constructing
an artificial waterway. From the point of intake
on the st. Mary river artificial channel has
been excavated for a distance OF about ten and
a half miles, until It joips Spring Coulee. Then
the ma tural channel Of Spring Cou1ee IS used for
about ten miles Next comes stretch Of arti-
fetal channel for one and three quarter miles,
entering the Pot Hole sGoulee at an elevation OF
3544 feet Thence the natural channel is used
for nearly twelve miles, when a third artificial
channel IS reached, which extends for twenty
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28
AMHRcA
R RlNN,p5G w. A. MACHAFFIE.

$780, 900 to construct and draws upon the mex
haustible supply which is furnished by the lakes
fed by the melted SHOWS and glaciers of the
Rocky Mountains.
Now that/this supply Of water has been fur
nished there is nothing needed to make this
country an ideal one for the raising Of CATTLE
horses, and also hay and cereals.
This irrigation canal system, which has been
carried out by the Canadian Northwest Irriga-
ton Co. is one of the finest in America. The
length of the main canal is sixty zone miles, Of
the Lethbridge branch, thirty-two miles, and of
the Stirling branch, twenty-five miles, making
the entire length Of the Gait canal system one
hundred and fifty miles. It will thus be seen
that water is provided In the greatest album
dance in order to make the region richly pro-
ductive from an agricultural standpoint. In
southern Alberta there is now water In album
dance for the irrigation OF every foot OF land to
which 1t can flow 81 /.
IS In connection with the construction Of this
canal 1t is necessary to be acquainted with the
level OF the land thru which It passes. The whole
OF this great plateau of southern Alberta has a
dip to the northeast from the southwest, and at
the same time tilt from the southeast to the
northwest Some idea Of this may be gathered
from the accompanying map The head gates
Of the irrigation canal are at an elevation Of
1854 feet SHOVE the sea. Stirling Is Sill feet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28
WINNIPEG a GREAT BANKING CENTER
nn7L
Millions Of C1pifal.

present quarters and move into build
ing Of it's own. The rapidly increasing
business of the bank, not alorfe in Win
nipeg but turnout the country, has rem
dered its present offices, Portage avenue
and Fort, entirely too small. The bank
has purchased the block at present oc-
cupied by the Union bank and will move
in so soon as possession can be arranged.
It is not definitely known what will be
done In the way OF a new building In the
Immediate future. but as the bank is
rapidly pushing it's business in the west 1t
will not be long before it will need much
more comn1odious quarters than even
those afforded in the new location.
Hamiiton's Many Branches.
The Bank Of Hamilton, with it's head
office in the city Of that name, while COM
paratively new conner In the country,
has now more branches than, with possi-
bly, one exception, any other bank in the
west. It has been the policy OF the bank
to adopt an aggressive campaign all thru
the west and with this end In view it has
opened branches wherever It appeared
that the business would warrant such
move. The bank now has branches in
operation at Brandon, Carman. Clad
stone, Hamiota, Indian Head, Manotou,
Minnedosa, Morden, Plum Coulee. Pilot
Mound, Roland, Saskatchewan, StonewaH
and Winkler. In Winnipeg the bank
handles a large share of the grain busi-
ness and handles most of this by means Of
a special branch in the Grain Exchange
building. The bank occupies hhandsorne
quarters on Main and McDermott and has
one of the best and most convenient loca.
lions in the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28
New York Corresp ondent,
Hanover National Bank.

two miles easterly the plains to the cross
ing of the Alberta Railway and Coal companys
line, a few miles south of Stirling. This sec.
tion crosses a drainage channel known as Nine.
Mile Coulee, which drains northery to the Pot
Hole and Fifteen Mile lake, which is used as a
waste receptacle into which water is turned
from the canal It is interesting to note that by
a system of water gates and waste gates, the
supply of water is controlled as completely as
in city water mains. From Fifteen Mile lake
the natural channel Of Nine Mile Coulee is made
use OF for the Lethbridge branch of the system
From the point where this ends an artificial
channel begins and runs its course of twenty
five miles, making possible the Irrigation of 1907,
900 acres hmm ediately surrounding the town OF
Lethbridge, than which there is no more fertile
land in the whole western continent
AS to how the water is taken from the canal
and applied to the land some description should
be interesting. The water Is brought from the
main canal or branch by means Of q ditch
leading to the highest point OF the farm or land
to be irrigated, and from the end OF this ditch,
into which the water is admitted by gate, it
is allowed to flow over whatever area is desired
in small distributing channels These channels
are simply cut by a pIow, and the water is al
lowed to flow out OF them and spread over the
surface as far as 1t will so and sink as deep as
may be necessary TO give the requisite moisture
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28

showing greater. These cities show q
decrease over last years figures, while
Winnipeg shows a remarkable increase.
.If the present rate of Increase OF:
clearings here should continue, 1t Is only
matter of few years until Winni-
peg takes its place at the head of the
list said a leading banker to-day. This
Is the place her geographical position en-
financiers prcphesied she would occupy
even when the clearings here were COM
paratively small
ing was the result OF some special set Of
circumstances and that the next week or
month might show corresponding fall
ing away which would make the above
figures OF little or no value "A careful
scrutiny Of the figures for the last few
years shows that sucn Is not the case,
and SO far as they are concerned 1t would.
appear that the percentage shown there
is more likely to increase than diminish.
WlnnIpeg's Clearing House.
A complete system of financial organi-t
zation was erected In 1898 by the form
alton Of the Winnipeg Clearing House as
ISOLATION and since that time 1t has been
possible to ascertain with approximate
certainty the actual volume OF the trade
Of the country. In 50 far at least as It
involves the banking operations at VIM
nipeg and the interchange Of money and
commerce that has It's center in the city.
The following table Of figures gives the
annual returns OF the business transacted
in Winnipeg for the past nine years:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28

There will be three elevators in the block,
which will be modern in every particular.
The plans were drawn for it in Toronto by
Darling, Pearson & Overs, who have had
much work in the west. They were the
architects for the Canadian Bank OF Com
merce, the Dominion bank and the Canada
Life block. The block, when completed.
will be the largest business block in the
city, and with its site, which is a splendid
one, ought to show to the greatest advan-
tage.
Only British Bank.
The Bank OF British North America
which has the distinction Of being the
only English bank doing business in the
united States and Canada, will also add
to it's Winnipeg assets by the erection Of
a handsome block. It will be located on
the west side of Main street, close to Nc
Dermott avenue and adjoining the Domin-
ion bank. Unlike the Union bank the Brit
ish institution will not build for other
than their own requirements. The build
ing: will be used exclusively for banking
purposes and will be perhaps the most
perfectly appointed block, In its class, in
the Dominion. The Main street frontage
Is so feet back, IL feet to a lane, and the
building win be OF three stories. It will
be Of solid stone and will be built along
most imposing and substantial lines. The
ground floor will contain the general
banking chambers and the office of Mr..
McHaffie, the manager. The panelling
will be of mahogany and the floors will
be tiled turnout. The whole floor, as
we'll as the rest of the building, will be
fully equipped with a private telephone
service, electric bells, etc. On the second
floor will be the board room for the di-
rectors, which will be finished in the
same way as the ground floor, with the
addition of handsome carpets and other
suitable furniture. The third floor will
be reserved as sleeping apartments and
club rooms for the members Of the bank
staff The work is now well under way
and before the snow flies it is likely that
the bank will be comfortably located in
Its new quarters.
Nelson's New Property.
The Nelson's bank is another institu-
Y ton that will In the near future leave its
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28
CANADIAN NORTH WEST
IRRIGATION COMPANY
Makes the Crops in Southern
Alberta a Certainty.

Il The tide of immigration which has rolled into
the Canadian northwest during the present
spring has called the attention of the world to
the wonderful possibilities Of this favored portion
OF the British Empire. Amongst the favored
portions Of this western district must be men,
toned the prairie plateau OF southern Alberta,
which is the country Of the great cattle and horse
ranges. The soil here is fertile and deep, and is
thoroly adapted to the growing of all kinds OF
cereals, grasses and vegetables. The only
drawback which was known Of was the lghtness
Of the rainfall, and the only thing which was
felt to be needed was more water. This has
now, however, been afforded in great abundance
and the Calf irrigation canal has supplied what
was felt to be crying need thruout this other
possible the irrigation of hundreds Of thousands
of acres which only needed an adequate and reg
ular supply OF moisture to make them richly
productive. This extensive system cost over
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28

There Is no exception to the rule every
western town must sooner or later have
Z Its boom. and Its future all depends on the
way that 1t comes thru that trying period
Of its existence. Some towns Just have
the one boom and then go peacefully back
into the oblivion from whence they came.
Others manage to retain for all time some
OF their boom time glory, while there are
others which after a period OF wild specu.
lation fall back for while and then come
right along with that progress that means
future greatness.
81 Such a city is Winnipeg, destined event
ually to become the Chicago OF the west.
There are many indications that point In
this direction but none so forcibly as do
the conditions which govern finance In
Manitoba's financial center. Not one char
tered bank In the Dominion worth the
name. but what has abranch office In Win
ntpeg and the volume OF the bank clear
ances speaks In terms louder than any
words Of the amount OF business handled
in Winnipeg. The last figures compiled
from Bradstreet's for the week ending
May 21. with percentages OF increase and
decrease as compared with the G0rre-
spending week last year:
Montreal, s22. ooo. ST.; decrease, IL.
Toronto, 5,573. 1916; decrease. 3D.
Winnipeg, $4es2,256; increase, ass.
Halifax, 81. Ss7, 33S; increase, 1.5.
Ottawa Sc, 025, 641; decrease, TT.
Vancouver, a.142.10O.
Quebec, $l,31s,373; decrease. 1.S
Hamilton. $ao3,ss7; increase. 10.
ST John, n. B.. $97O, 56S, increase, 9.
= Victoria, $425,S13
London, Ont, $500, 1877.
A very slight consideration Of the above
figures reveals some interesting facts.
The increase of bank clearings in Winni-
peg is more than double as great a per-
centage as the highest record in the
Dominion, St. John, N. B., coming next
to the western metropolis. Only four
other increases are reported, and none Of
these come near the same figures as Win
hipeg's increase.
From one Of the lowest places In the
figures recording the bank clearings,
Winnipeg has risen in a few years to
third place, only Montreal and Toronto
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28
4 PRIVATE BANKING HOUSE.

OF the private banks, that of Alloway
& Champion is the most prominent It
has reputation made in over twenty
years and handles a class of business en-
We'd by many of the chartered institu-
tons. Both members of the firm are men
who have always had the greatest conf
dence in the country and the events Of the
past few years have shown that this conf
dence is not undeserved.
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The wonderful progress that has been
made in Manitoba during the past thirty
years is nowhere more strikingly manifest
than In the returns Of the banking busi-
ness. From a village, Winnipeg has In
that short period elbowed her wayS to
the front Until at the present time she
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28

and when 1t comes to the time Of the year
when these institutions have to get the
money to move out the wheat crop, it
requires considerable management on
their part to do it.
The full list Of the banks, with the
amount Of the paid up capital, is as fol-
lows:
Bank of British North America Il. SIS, 600. 600
Bank of Hamilton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1895, 900
Banque dAHochelaga ................ L, 500, 600
Bank of Montreal .r......... II, 900, 900
Bank OF Nova Scotia ............. 100000
Canadian Bank of Commerce ........ 5000, 900
Dominion Bank ,2s2
imperial Bank or Canada ........... $500, 900
Merchants Bank OF Canada .......... 5000, 900
Nelson's Bank ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500, 900
Union Bank OF Canada 2, 600, 600
eastern townships Bank 800, 600
Eastern Banks Building.
In no way can the confidence Of the
eastern capitalists in the future Of Winni-
peg be made more easily apparent than by
pointing out what they themselves are do
ing In the way of building fine western
homes for their institutions A few years
ago hardly any of the eastern banks doing
business in Winnipeg owned their own
buildings, and none Of those owned by
them were either comfortable for them
selves or ornamental to the city. To-day
some Of the finest structures on Main
street are the property Of these institu-
tions, and in the course Of the present
summer two more will be built which will
be finer than anything yet on the street.
Unions Fine sky scrapcr.
The first of these is being erected by
the Union bank of Canada at Main and
William, and when completed will be- the
first sky scrslper in Manitoba. It will be
of solid stone, pressed brick and steel, and
will stand ten full stories above the street.
Nothing but these materials will be used
in it's construction, and it will be as nearly
| fireproof as modern science can make 1t.
It will have a frontage on Main street OF
some sixty feet, with LA on William ave.
nue. and ninety on lane in the rear. The
entire ground floor will be used by the
bank itself, ana it is the intention to have
the offices the finest in the land. The re-
lmaining floors will be let out for offices
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19
ae9 }sos VI I,a MtaSMI S,9 4a sireet.

- oNTRAC II ORs, WAGON DOC,
- - ToRs nu}dGKA RYoo{ uHhp gAn
IRON BEDS. u PR GHTtEANE SQUARE
PIANOS. FINE FURNITURE, ETC, AT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19
TOT OF Two YEARS.
STRUCK BY B. TRAIN |''.I'' | IN
Wonderful Escape Of q Little
Child on the Southern
Railway yesterday.

A flalxen- haired girl, not two years Of
age stood full In the way Of q whirlins
locomotive on the Southern Railway yes
terday morning and saw naught whereatl
to move aside. Onward the tralp came
and as the engine struck the little one.
she was tossed aside into a ditch, where
she lay bewilde Tered. but strange as8it
may seem, not hurt. III g si3ssss
Tho accident happened near Fair Oaks.
in Henrico county. Just beside the rAil--i
road lives Mr.. Applewhite who had gone
To Richmond. leaving his infant child
Lillian Applewhite twenty-one months
old. In the care of a negress OF about
fourteen. Lillian and the negro girl. who;
are inseparnble, were out for & q stroll
1t Is understood, and the I'M FAINT had
strayed off after a butterfly, " hen No q.
16. due In Richmond at Q 15 "A. M, came
tearing along the rails, Lillian was IN
the middle of tho track. looking uncon.$
cernedly ut It as It bore down upon her.
The engineer saw tho patch Of white
but thought at first It was a piece Soi
paper, When he approached nearer he
saw to his horror and dismay that II
was child, and he at once put the emer.a
gency brakes to work and slowed up.
But 1t was too late to prevent the oolli-f
sion. Lillian was struck by the engine
and thrown several feet into a ditch. AZ
moment more and the train came to
standstill. Il Il. 35s
The little girl. uninjured. save for q
broken tooth and "a few bruises. was
picked UP, She was brought to Richmond
with the negro nurse and delivered to-
DR.. Ross. the road surgeon. who gave hef
such attention as she needed She was
then carried to her parents. who weyo IN
Richmond. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19
I BY The Valentine Auction Co...
Cl2 East Broad Street. }8,3

\ r. DOL CHEST AND 70 OILS. RE 2 IN |;
Il 4 TON ETYPUWRITET7, R0LLER-TOP
DESK. SADDLE.. GARDEN TOOLS.
nohhERTRA AZ, TnuN xISa Gop9 9cd!
g Eat CHAIRS, ICD CREAM. TABLES,
CHAMBER SUITS. WARDROBES. ETC.
ETC, a AUCTION. Ess
WewIll aeIlat our anst
58l q APRIL 2oTI, Ar 1890 o. CLOCK 1864
for storage charges COED m',ei I'M,
volving. Office CHAIR. Lace Curtains. PIC
tlires Table Covers, Metal Washstand.
etc; Rollcr-top Desk. fiddle. "A G arden
Tools; Koller;tray Trunks e G9 &c W 4%o
nut and, Poplar Chamber Suits. Ward.
lounges: Rocking Chairs. Toilet Set,
Wicker Teteaa-tete Chair. Cen Ger Tables,
Iron Bed. Mattresse1 odd Beds, Rugs,
Druggets. Cooking Stoves. Bedding: etc;
Krenzel 5ndministrntor for John L. IN
gersoll, deceased, one Tool Chest. with
complete set Of h,gh.grado Carpenters
Tools. valued at 500. . t3
TIE lVALENTINE AUCTION CO..,
3.E eR 6 e 4, ~ Hi ttioneers
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BY Fl, Seldom Taylor,
Real Estate Agent and Auctloneer,
No, $ N, Eleventh Street,

f&i NO. ~, Eleventh ot1ce'' va
TRUSTEES SALE 6p
ABr veISss5s fe tform e hatsworth"5
in Henrlco county. about 2h miles east OF
the city Of Richmond, on James River
md Osborne Turnpike, having extensive
frontage on both, with large, Comfort
able Brick and Frame Dwelling and other
mprovementsft hereon, This place adJolns
Chaftin's Dairy Farm,
+ In execution of a certain deed OF trust
to the undersigned Trustees. dated sep
tember g.. 1000, and duly recorded N the
f 5. B. ia r." page Is, default having
been made In the payment OF several of
the notes secured by said deed. and being
required so 10 do by the holder Of said
notes, We will offer this desirable Farm
for sale at public auction n front Of Hen
~ FRIDAY. APRIL q. 1909, @
at 1 O'clock r. NJ, being the same tract
Of land, Containing $50 ncres, more or less,
conveyed by said deed Of trust. The dWeloo
ling Ia a large substantial one Of 10 or y
rooms. and surrounded by beautlfnl osk
Houses on Ills place and an abundant sup
piy Of pure spring water, g9
Z In lieu of the terms prescribed ~ the
i ntsu ~ The terms Of sale viii be one
third cash, balance on credit of one and
two years, for notes with interest added
and secured by a deed Of trust.
Il. W SPI SH4Sp HAEENpR,
Apll7,tds Trustees