The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-18

| minion. As Minister Of the Interior he
has had under his eye the important task
OF peopling the silent places. Under his
administration OF interior affairs the annual
food OF American immigration has grown
from forty-nine settlers in 1895 to $4,000
in 1908.
Among the days designated in the pro-
gramme for this fortnight fair were two
American days.
The late unpleasantness concerning the
| employment OF alien engineers, brought
about by idle agitators, that has embar-
raised the building Of an important trans
continental railway and threatened for a
time to retard the development OF the whole
Northwest, is forgotten in the whirl and
frolic of the fair and will soon be sub
merged in the resistless wave of prosperity.
The mere fact that Dominion exposition
is held here in the Far West, where the
wild grass still waves on every alternate
quarter section, Is a surprise to the visitor,
but that such a creditable exhibition could
be made by so young nation Ia little short
of amazing.
At a luncheon given by the board OF
fair directors the stranger got glimpse Of
the men who arc moving things out hero,
and heard their frank. optimistc, inspiring
speeches.
They spoke with pardonable pride Of
their show, with confidence in the West
and a never tagging faith in the future
Of the Dominion.
Looking south from the windows OF the
banquet hall, we saw a score or more Of
steam threshers, all under steam, thresh-
ing the air with the invisible spokes OF
their whirlinp wheels
crack company Of Northwest Mounted
Police. the redoubtable watchdogs OF
the desert, is riding by; and beyond a
sea OF white tents are the wild hurdles,
and above it all daredevil is looping the
loop. A little further south are rising, as
II by magic the new magnificent railway
shops. where trackmen are busy build
ing one OF the largest switching yards on
this continent
Immediately to the north OF us half
dozen northland horses are coming down
the homestretch, and beyond lies the level
ocean Of growing grain. 1t Is to these fertile
fields that the speaker looks when he tells
his nearer that the half million inhabitants
Of the Northwest are to harvest 5000, 900
bushels Of wheat this year.
The gentle eye Of Farmer Van Horne
Of South Selkirk rested upon this almost
endless emerald sea when he said Here
within third Of a century will stand the
HT6C CITY OF Une common.
BY some oversight President Gordon
had this speakers name coupled with
sour Railways" and when he rose to re-
spond he showed his embarrassment.
While 1t was fact that he had in the
past railroaded some, It seemed he had
he had had nothing to do with the active
management OF the Canadian Pacific or
any other line for some years. He would,
however. take. this opportunity to say
that he thought the Canadian railways
farmer, he hoped the present fair and
equitable rates might be continued.
Then the guests Of the board followed
the president, who led them through the
various buildings, where they saw on show
almost every conceivable thing that grows
in or out Of the ground and almost every
continuance used by civilized man, and
upon a vast ma iority Of the exhibits were
these words: Made in Canada"