The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-19
WINNIPEG GREETs
NORTH STAR men
SIGHTS OF -MANIToBA,s CAPITAL
SHOWN THE REALTY DEALERS.
Principal Phases of Unique Develop
ment Studied by Excursionists Ban
8 quet and Extended Post-Prandial
Program - Winnipeg's Wonderful
Progress in 1904.

= ,
!: Progress in 1904.
Another link in the chain Of business
and good fellowship between the coun
aginary, line was forged on Saturday,
when the real estate men Of Winnipeg
were sat home'' to the realty dealers
Of Minneapolis, St., Paul and Duluth.
Winnipeg was all hospitality. His wor-
ship, Mayor Thomas Sharpe, said that
residents south of the line were no
longer American cousins in the great
American brothers, The bon, mot
echoed the thought in every mind and
was applauded again and again.
The visit had one regret for both
hosts and guests-its brevity. It was
almost 10 am. before the grand circuit
OF the city and it's environs was started
upon. At 2:30 the banquet was ready
and at the last speaker was voicing
his greeting and speaking his adieus,
leans boarded their palace cars on the
500 line and were whisked. away to-
ward the south to reach Minneapolis
Sunday morning. It was "on again
off again. with vengeance.
Drivers in heavy fur coats and i'm.
mense fur caps and covered to the
waist line with shaggy robes, escorted
the visitors about the city. The latter
were en- chilled as they rode, but the Win:
the outing. Every, point Of interest
and advantage possible was visited and
explained and discussed by members OF
were on every hand. The wholesale
section does not suffer by comparison
with! that, of Minneapolis. The solie
block on block. Of new residences was
a revelation of a single phase of the
building movement Of the city. Stops
were made on the overhead bridge
spanning the trackage of the Canadian
Pacific, where a general birdseye view
OF the wide and strong features Of thu
city was obtained. Only a cursory in
spection could be made, but it wa
convincing Of Winnipeg $ present great
Ninety at Banquet.
| Sixty Americans and thirty of tn
subjects Of Great Britain were seatet
at the banquet tables at Hotel Mariag
gi. One long table was spread til
length Of the dining hall, three other
joining it at right angles. The decora
lions were chiefly miniature stars an.
stripes and union jacks. George +
association presided ana extended tn
formal welcome: Letters of regret, be
cause of inability to be present, wer
read from T. II. Mcmillan, ieutenan
! governor; D. w. Bole, the member O
parliament from Winnipeg, and J. E
Monk, manager for the Bank of OF
tawa.
President Carruthers was cheere
when, incidental to his remarks of wei
come, he said that the building pei
mlts OF the year aggregated $9,175 ,00(
real combined, as against those O
+ $5,700,0O0 in 1908, $2,50o,000 in 100
and 100000 in 1901. Toasts wer
drank for King Edward and the pres
dent Of the United States, all the con
pany cheering Justify.
Merrill Speaks for Minneapolis.
Speaking to the toast, aMinneapc
i lis,' E. A. Merrill of the flour cit
} traced the strong points Of resemblance
between it and Winnipeg The latte
!, he said, was the base of an empire
Between it and Edmonton to the ives
, stretches 900 miles, or as far as fro1
| New York to Chicag all tributary t
| this strategically located city. Winnipe
, can draw trade as far east as POI
. Arthur, but development is from tn
, east to the west and all western Canad
. will buy Of it. Minneapolis was gres
be because the country west was grea
2 The citizens Of the two cities ought 1
, be the best Of friends The Telegram
} and telephone and now a new line Of raj
l way, the 500 system, had brought the
8 into the fullest modern-day busine,
and social relationship. Distances ha
7 been annihilated. The speaker compl
, mented Winnipeg's real estate me
, and thought that in many respects tt
system pursued by them was in advant
8 of older and more developed commun
ties. -
: No Sentiment for Union. :
= The Canadians maintained a di
= nifed silence when w. G. Read of S
= Paul, the next speaker, advocated a.
y nexation. The Americans, howeve
. made noise enough for, both sides. TT
incident demonstrated that there is Ii
b tie or no sentiment for annexation
- the Canadian northwest and that tn
:. country is |tfeeling its oats' becau
e fore. Mayor Sharpe hit it off pref
=, we'll when he said a little later on TIL
> Canada might annex the United State
but that it was not ready and prob
bly, never would be for absorption !
the United States. The discussion W
perfectly good natured. and left !
/ sting.
g W. I. Nolan recited from Kipling a,
IL made a decided hit with the Canadian
Il The Minnesota quartet from Minnear
pills sang several selections and was
- ceived by salvos Of cheers by the hos
u Of the occasion.
l. Winnipeg's Race to Catch Up.
is Mayor Sharpe explained the wond,
full prosperity Of Winnipeg by sayi
that it had simply been trying to cat
,e up with its tributary country: All t
;e region to the west had made tremendo
s. strides and Winnipeg had had
t. awakening. He believed that the pr
j. lice and private expenditures of l9
\ amounted, if the truth were known,
le almost nix 900 000 RniIdara on.1a q