New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-28
GROWTH OF MANITOBA.
Surprising Results of Iru8ur of
american Capitd and Settlers.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIeuNE.l

yyinnipeg Man Nov 21.-Of all cities the
American continent few have grown more rapidly
than Winnipeg. Thirty years ago it was nothing
more than collection of huts called Fort Garry.
Gradually American capital was directed this way
until to-day ii is a city with population of close
on one hundred thousand, centre of industry and
the metropolis of the Canadian Northwest the crop
from which this year has passed the hundred
million bushel mark
To-day there is not a contractor in the city who
is able TO take contract on house because of
the rush of work The confidence OF the general
r-.blic in Winnings future is shown by the enor-
nous sum of money which is being invested in
large buildings by outside capitalists and this year
alone the value OF the building permits issued ex-
ceeds S10G00,el0 a few days ago the Union Bank
building opened and Immediately all the Offices
were rented and still business men awaiting
new Office buildings to be opened up so as to
enlarge their businesses.
Another large building which will be completed
within the next few months. is that of the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad This company is erecting
combined hotel and depot at cost exceeding 81
100000 Town lots which few years ago were
looked upon practically worthless are now con-
sidered good investments. Five years ago the
weekly bank clearings amounted less than
sO01G00. but last week they exceeded Ss,OocOeo In
the same period the number of immigrants coming
to the West has increased hvefold and everything
has shown the rapid rate of progress. Where
five years ago there nothing but undulatns
prairie, large and beautiful houses stand-in
all directions the city is spreading out. converting
wastes into residence suburbs. Market gardens.
summer resorts and parks springng up all
round the city as If by magic. Everywhere one
grand transformation is going on-ever beautify-
ing, turning apparently worthless land into
valuable real estate.
In the West it is the same story. Large wheat
fields now stand where few years ago there
nothing but prairie-prarie far the eye could
reach il every direction. All this is changed. Mod
ern farmhouses, herds of cattle and horses and
other signs of civilization be seen in all drec-
tons and where there was one trunk line some
few years ago there are to-day dozens OF branch
lines. which nave opened up a country once con-
sidered unfit for white men to live in.
This wonderful progress is largely due to the
amount OF American capital which has been in
OK cart from St Paul. and they have peen coming
ever since The first that came told their friends
induced try their fortunes in this new land
has increased until to-day they are numbered yearly
by tens Of thousands
A party Of Mormons came to prospect for land
They went to -berta, opened negota lions with the
government and the land became theirs They built
modest farmhouses OF logs and gradually a town
sprang up Next came a branch railway and with
the los houses disappeared and replaced BY
more modern ones of brick and stone. beet sugar
by over three thousand people ana is a fo1rishine
centre of industry This p5rtcuiar town is caile5
Raymond, but there are hundreds of other such
some seven Years ago the DouShobors came to the
a"con 81 tber s e Tb fG RUSSIA on
the signal OF an outburst of indignation from the
worthless paupers. that was seven years ago, but
since then they have shown that they are model
-ettlers, and glance any of their thirty or
forty villages with their cieaniy kent houses and
their carefully cultivated lands will show what
can be done in the Canadian Northwest without
money, but with energy and ambition.
Rapidly the country west of Winnipeg IS being
settled. Territory before unheard of is farmed;
suddenly the rest Of the province hears about it;
another branch railway runs through and more
people flock in. This year nearly a thousand miles
Of new railway have been built in the West, and #
the present Ilans of the railway companies are
carried out next year VIII put these figures in the
shade
The progress of Winnipeg and the Northwest has
become so pronounced Of late that when public
goes away for short holiday the papers in
terview him his return about the progress that
has been made In his absence.