The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-07
LOCAL PARTY
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OREGON

Frcsh from the cross the continent
trip 10 the National Conference Of Chari-
ties and Corrections held az tho Lewis &
Clark exposition at Portland. Ore Gener-
al Treasurer Walter "a Read was in his
office today for the first time in several
weeks and was fun OF interest and cnthu-
siasm over the possibilities OF the Great
Northwest. the chief fault he had 10 find
with the old Inhabitants OF the fertile Do
minion being that lack OF push and en-
terprise. \ visit OF the Rhode Island dele
gates, who besides Mr. Read were Capt
George l.. smith OF harrington and Philip
Boucher OF Woonsocket TO the Boys
School at Golden, Colorado. which was
very highly spoken OF at the convention
was disappointing Mr.. Read said. After
the Sockanosset School for Boys which is
equal In every way and superior in some
particulars TO the Golden institution.
The building is splendidly located. be-
ing OF stone and situated in the foothills.
but the mechanical work was not up 10
that turned out here and the food was not
the equal Of that served in Rhode ISL
and
At the girls school supposed 10 be the
equal Of our Oaklawn school. the Rhode
Island party got there just after l2 The
big girls had gone on the warpath and
building wrenched the locked doors off
and then took TO the wilds. All but three
had been captured when they left
NOT HARD WORKERS.
There were more older girls among the
ten held there than are at Oaklawn and
ages Of the inmates range from II 10 Is
years.
Although we were not able 20 ascer-
tain the cause of the riot" said Treas
urer Read. the matron Informed us that
the trouble had been brewing for some
time I'll venture 10 say we were not
particularly welcome visitors at that
town but we visited just then.
New Enzlarders who have not made
the trip cannot get an adequate idea OF
the great resources OF this country nor
of Canada" said Mr.. Read as he spoke
OF the pity that the present inhabitants
did not see the possibilities before them.
The hardest workers ever saw along tho
Canadian Pacific for many miles were In
dian squaws, who were fishing or hoeing
I'm their little gardens. The male popul 4
tion would line up along the railroad 10
watch the trains go by. on the right Of
the line would he the Indian. who had
tall hat TO sport. regardless OF the rest
OF his nondescript garb. Better people are
going in there now and the farming and
mining possibilities will he developed. AS
an example of the way the Canadian Pa
cif1c imposes terrific local rates on Am ri
can goods from Seattle and Tacoma. par
ticularly machinery. Mr.. Read was told
by west-coast merchant OF a case where
goods had been shipped 400 miles out of
the way by them to he delivered at
nearby town cheaper than they could
under the local rates.
CLOTHING rs VERY HIGH
Most OF tho railroad officials and sta
tion agents are English. very few Cana
dians among them he said and they are
uniformly courteous
Clothing good clothing I mean. Is
much higher than here. and shoes that
sell here for SIS are 81 80 and SO there
II looked for cheap English shoes, the
stuff coming from England duty free but
the shoes were clumsy and their superlors
could be bought for less money here
I'VE came home via the Union Pacific
20 Salt Lake City Denver and Rio Grande
TO Denver, Santa Fe. Wabash and finally
tho Canadian Pacific 10 Montreal and
then Boston and home about noon yes
terday
I'VE saw all sorts Of wild animals from
the train; bears wolves. elks, etc, and
salmon were running in the Columbia. too
a little when we left
There is one thing particularly no
ticeable and that is the cost OF living on
the west coast Everything Is much
higher than here, and though the skilled
mechanic gets good wages. the lsborer is
not highly paid, getting 50 or so as an
average. n Is a good fair. though not
80 large as some others we have had,
but nevertheless very interesting and
we'll attended