The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
Affairs of the Northwest
RAINY RIVER is TO
HAVE POWER PLANT
This Is One of the ChiefItems of
Development In Canadian
Northwest


The Commercial West today will con-
tain the following:
WINNIPEG, Man, June 22.-Much at
tention has been attracted this week to
the great work the International Power
company Is planning at Fort Frances, on
the Rainy river. American capitalists
comprising the company visited Fort
Frances during the past week and also
the lumber mills of the Rainy River Lum-
Der company, which is closely allied with
the power company AT Fort Frances the
Rainy river tumbles over a natural dam
ana provides the, raw material for about
$4,000 horsepower The power company
proposes. to build dam to utilize this
power Flour mills lumber mills and
pulp, mills win appy the power. Work
on the dam is to begin at once. 1t will
cost over $1,500,000 The saw mill at
Rainy river, not far from Fort Frances,
cost $3.50, 900. and has a capacity of over
tO.oVV' ooO feet of lumber a year. Plans
for the pulp and flour mills have-not yet
been worked out. but they are assured.
Fort Frances is on the Rainy river, which
separates Minnesota from Ontario, and is
about 160 miles southeast Of Winnipeg.
Next year the Minnesota & Interna-
tlonal, branch of the Northern Pacific,
running northward from Brainerd, Mimi,
will reach International Falls, the town
on the American side of the river. Flour
ana pulp mills will probably be built on
ooth sides of the river, but the lumber
mill is already erected on the Canadian
side, opposite Beaudette onlthe Mime
sofa side, and the whole product Of the
lumber will be sold in Western Canada.
Winter Wheat Successfully Raised
The development of winter wheat raising
In Southern Alberta. is attracting much
attention. Winter wheat in any part of
Western Canada will be a surprise to
where the climate is considerably mider
than in Manitoba, it is proved to be
success. 1t is expected that at least
1000, 600 bushels of Kansas turkey red
wheat will be produced in this region
next year.
That improved Manitoba farms are be-
ginning to have proper valuation placed
on them is indicated by two sales that
have recently taken place. at Portage la
Prairie. Man. A farm of $40 acres, eight
miles from the town. sold for $35 an
acre. Another half section sold for $40, 600.
Building operations in Winnipeg this
year promise to be the largest in the
citys history. Buildings begun and pro-
Jected call for an expenditure Of more
than $7,000000. One of the most important
improvements is the new hotel and sta
ton which the Canadian Pacific railway
is erecting at cost of more than 81, ,000,-
GOO. Winnipeg has been in need of a
first-class hotel ever since the Manitoba
burned down few years ago.
Work on the railway extensions in va
r1ouS parts of the west Is progressing
rapidly. though continued wet weather
has lnteffered to some extent More rail-
way will be built this season in Manitoba
and the territories than for many years
past.
The prosperity of Western Canada is
evidenced by the dividend just declared
by the Hudson's Bay company. A divi-
dend of 35 shillings per share is to be dis
tr1buted, and in addition a return of cap
ital of &1 per share will be made. Last
year the company returned e per share
The remarkable prosperity of the COM
Dany IS largely due to sales of part of
it's extensive land holdings-or
one twentieth Of all the land IN tha west