The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-04-17
FROM ALIX, N. w. T.
0Continued from last week. /


falo Lake the owner of the Lakeside
ranch, is a large breeder of pure bred
cattle.
Where the town of AliX stands today
oats were grown two years ago, and
now the town possesses about one hun
bred and fifty people, a town council,
two stores, two livery stables, licensed
hotel containing upwards OF twenty
bedrooms, a blacksmith shop, Chinese
laundry, a doctor, and real estate Office
where information can be obtained and
lands can be purchased throughout the
district. Three churches and a well
equipped school completes the list or
buildings, with the exception OF the
numerous houses wherein the people
dwell
The townsite was the property of Mr..
j. Todd, formerly of Cass City, Mich,
who still lives in the town, and who
owns the finest hall in Northern Al
berta:a the first train passed through
on Oct. 4th 1905.
Even i'm this country of rapid growth
the story of Alix stands out prominently
as the story of success and OF steady
and prosperous progress. During the
month of June. 1907, the village was in
corporated, and the inhabitants believe
| that i'm he fullness of the not very far
| future. she will become a city even as
many towns have become before her
which possessed many less advantages
than those with which she has been
blessed.
The principal citizens and merhants
are: W. H. Pettet, general merchant and
postmaster; II. +. Sanderson, hardware
merchant: MacDonnell and Thorough
man, general merchants; III. w. Garman
furniture and all kinds of implements;
w. f. Puffer, NJ. =. T., butcher; Staples
& Co. Lumber, II. w. Panrucker, man
ager; Ralston Il Somerville, general
merchants: A. G. Johnson, Aour and
feed m reliant; HIS. Sanderson, wagons
and implements; ii. l.. Bidleman, agent
for the Massey Iii rris Co; Mrs. III. w.
Panrucker, millinery and fancy goods;
G.. Ii. Darlow, j. Il. real estate agent;
Il. G.. Fellows, barber; j. w. Sims, Liv.
cry: II. +. Beattie, photographer and
confectionery store; &. +. Barrltt, livery
G. Woolgar, blacksmith; j. Livernash
and j. G. Mason, agents for Singer sew
ing machines, organs, pianos; Paul Paul'
son, who runs the Grand Hotel; and j,
Wakeman, boot and shoe manufacturer
The following gentlemen are III
charge of the churches:
Church of England. q. Mott.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. w. Ham
ilton.
, Methodist Church-Rev. A. J. TAFT
There is an elevator, which the Al
berta Pacific Elevator Co. are the own
ers, and il is managed by v Bishop
Whenever the G. l.. II. does anything
which materially assists the progress o.
a town, it is always safe to conclude
that the company sees that it is distinct
I ly to their advantage to do so. WheI
e therefore the G. u. II. erected larg'
dam across the creek, which lies ives
1 of the town, and within two hundred
: wards of the main street for the purpos
4 of supplying water for the tank which
4 feeds the engines, it was easily under
I stood that the G.. Il. II. that Alix wa
S the only place upon the branch lin
n which justified the expenditure OF som
eight thousand dollars. There wer
many other towns on the line whic
might have been chosen, bat the nat
It ural advantages of Alix were such tina
q the fact that the lake was so adjacen
h to the town accounted for their decision
e Another proof of the confidenc
e which the G. =. II. have expressed j
y the progress and future of the town il
4 a very practical manner has been thei
y purchase of the quarter section whic
# adioins the town TO the east. 1t ha
d been given out in a semi official name
J. that the reason why the &. p. II. hav
}. purchased this quarter section is bt
cause the projected line which CON
mences at [ headle, point some thirt
miles east of Calgary, and which col
meets with the line from Lacombe gC
. ing to Moose Jaw, will haveits terminf
' ton at Alix. The intention of the G. u. L
s. is TO establish coal yards on this qual
J. ter section and the coal with which the
will supply their trains will be Obtaine
from Alix coal mines. Another mos
important discovery which will ten
greatly to assist the growth and pros
d perity of the town and district in tn
e near future was made during the las
L few months, by some prospectors fror
W the east. Those gentlemen were Scout
o ing the country for the purpose of fine
2. ing where and in what location the
e. could find clay which would besuitabl
for brick making. After traversing tn
district for some weeks and maxim
10 two Journeys, they discovered the ms
d terial of which they were in scare
" about six miles south of Alix.
Il When hay is scarce in many parts {
G. Alberta, as IL is today, the fact thi
e. over one thousand tons of hay hay
been shipped away from Alix durin
the winter of 1906, and the additions
- fact that time is but one more proof
I the versatility and productiveness of II
Z district.
5 When Attorney General Cross W,
! speaking at Alix some few days ag
he promised that within the space Of
few weeks one of the new district cour
s would be established at Alix.