The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-25
CANVAS CITY IS LEFT
Colonists of the Barr Party Depart
From Saskatoon in Improved
Spirits.
Taylor, M. P. p, Fearful of Much
Suffering Among Them-$25
the Carrying Charge.
Special to The journal.

Special to The journal. .... ...
Winnipeg, Man, April 25.-The Barr
party at Saskatoon started for their COL
ony to-day and the canvas town Is quickly
disappearing. The colonists are in better
spirits to-day than they have been since
their arrival. They have great confidence
in Speers and largely accept his advice on
everything. ~
Miserable cattle have been palmed off
on the greerhorns. Scraggy little runts OF
oxen that could not pull their own bulk
in shadows and knee sprung, foundered
ponies were bought at high prices and
guaranteed to pull two tons apiece. When
the colonists do get good horses they dc
not know how to treat them. team OF
fine black heavy draft horses was staked
out on the open prairie last night sc
tightly battered that they could not raise
their heads naturally. No food was pro
vided and at noon they were still IN
watered and unfeed.
What Taylor Says.
Thomas w. Taylor, member of paria
ment for certer Winnipeg, returned from
Saskatoon yesterday. He Is very favor
ably impressed with the Barr party and
says they are of the refined class. Attic
the hotel bars are taking in at the rate
OF probably $500 day scarcely one OF the
Barr party patronized them. In an inter-
view Taylor said:
get along all right, but it appeared to me
an unwise thing to take these people
away so far from the railroad. Every
thing will have to be carted there, save
probably, the lumber which will come
down the north branch of the Saskatch-
evan and which is still frozen.
THE regular rate for carrying freight
from Saskatoon to the Barr colony is $25
a load and 1 heard of as much as 800 a
load being asked from the Barr colonists
The general impression is that if the gov
eminent does not step in and take full
charge Of the affairs these people will
suffer great hardships before a year is
over.
THE opinion is also prevalent that the
government should send competent mer
to instruct and help them out for a while
and l fully concur In this opinion. Rar
was badly needed in that district and il
had commenced to fall before | left Sask-
atOOn.
THE town is we'll filed. There are only
two hotels and both are crowded to then
utmost capacity. I had to share my bee
room with three others, and all the hall
ways and passages We're covered witt
mattresses and many were even compelled
to sleep In chairs
MInnesotan Robbed.
c. M Anderson. wealthy and prorni.
nent resident Of Montevideo Mimi. was
surrounded by gang of strangers as he
was boarding the Northern Pacific trair
for Minneapolis yesterday morning and re-
lieved of a satchel and pocketbook con
tanning $1,000 in cash and drafts.
One of the drafts stolen is for $1,000 or
a ST. Paul bank. issued by the Chppews
County bank Of Montevideo; another fo
$3.50 on a Minneapolis bank, issued by the
Citizens State bank, and a third for s25t
on New York bank. issued by the Ma
,tional bank Of Boyd, all in favor Of Ander
son. There is no clue to the robbers
Hanson Named Consul.
H. P. Hanson of Winnipeg has been ap
pointed consul In Manitoba for the Aus
tria-Hungarian empire