The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

lraoe. Ihere are scores of blocks of
substantial white brick buildings that
testify to the volume of commerce han
died by the jobbers of Winnipeg. The
city Is not yet much Of manufacture
ing center. but it has at hand enor-
nous undeveloped water power which
will one day make 1t great manufac-
turing center. On the Winnipeg river,
between Lake of the Woods and Lake
Winnipeg, 1t is possible to utilize 240,0 900
horsepower. The Winnipeg General
Power company is now at work on the
development of part of this power,
and within ten months 10000 horse
power will be available for use In the
city. The. Assiniboine river, which flows.
into the Red river within the city, has
considerable fall, and 1t is only
question Of a short time until this
power also will be utilized There are
good openings in many lines of manu-
features.
Winnipeg As Home s
Winnipeg is good city to I've n.
It's summer weather Is about the same
as that of st. Paul and Minneapolis,
except that it has fewer hot nights,
and its winter weather is not much
city, with streets neatly paved with
asphalt, block or macadam. The city
owns it's own waterworks plant, and
water is drawn from artesian wells.
The fire department is efficient and
American experts declare that the po-
lice force is as good as any on the con-
tinent The city has 125 miles of grad
ed streets, sixteen miles Of block pave
nf
fifteen miles Of asphalt. There are Ito
miles of plank sidewalk and sixteen
miles of granolithic walk; seventy
miles of sewer and eighty miles OF
water main One of the physical fea-
lures of the city that pIeases all Wis
itors is the width of the streets. Most
of the leading thoroughfares are 1S3
feet wide and none are narrower than
sixty-six feet. The city has six large
parks and numerous school buildings,
surrounded by ample Fairgrounds.
The twenty handsome public school
buildings in Winnipeg have a capacity
of over 10000 pupils and are maintain
ed at cost Of more than 100000 a
year. There is an excellent academy,
besides the University of Manitoba.
Winnipeg is more like an American
city than any other city in Canada,
and its population is fully as cosmo-
politan as that of the average Amer
lean city.
Winnipeg Is Prosperous
The influx Of people into the West,
the extensive railway building. the
utilization Of water power and the
many improvements being wrought in
the city by the Canadian Pacific rail-
way and the Canadian Northern rail-
way, in addition to building improve
ments amounting to about $7,000,000 a
year. have all combined to make Win
nipeg exceedingly prosperous at this
time. The town Is full of life and ac-
tivity The hotels are all overcrowded
and the real estate market is so ac-
tive that property changes hands very
rapidly and a great deal of money Is
being made by investment in city lots.
The numbers Of the American colony
in Winnipeg have grown so rapidly Of
late that the Americans are coming to
be the very noticeable element in the
business circles Of the city. There is so
little difference between life in Winni-
peg and life in any northern city OF
the United States, and the laws and in
situations and customs OF the United
States are so much like those Of Can
ada that persons who seek to better
themselves individually by taking adj
vantage of the numerous opportunities
presented by this young and growing
country find little inconvenience in
making the change.