Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-21
INVITATION FROM CANADIANS
Want Inland Empire People to Visit
Alberta Country.

Alberta Country.
SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 21.--Hon.
NJ. Mckenzie of Macleod, member
of the provincial government OF AL
berta, Is In Spokane to arrange with
the chamber OF commerce to run an
Inland Empire excursion to the va
rious cities and towns in that prov
ince during the grain harvesting sea-
son next summer, after which the
commercial bodies of Alberta pur-
pose visiting Spokane and points in
the territory tributary to 1t, in which
the value of mining, lumber, grain,
fruit and live stock products, exclu-
sive Of manufactures and imports,
aggregated $133, 100000 in 1907, or
1857 per capita of population of
500. 900.
MIR. Mckenzie. who was a guest Of
u. J., Cannon, counsel for the North
ern Pacific railway, at the last week
ly meeting and luncheon of the board
OF trustees OF the chamber OF COM
merce, where he outlined his plans,
adding that upon his return to Can
ada he will confer with william
Whyte, first vice presidnet OF the
Canadian Pacific Railway company.
to arrange for adequate transporta-
tlon facilities, He added
My purpose in presenting this
project at this time is to bring into
closer afTlliation and association the
business men and producers of north
western Canada and the Inland EN-
pire. Our interests are mutual and
we have much in common; In fact,
| may say that the real development
of the boundary mining district was
made by Spokane capital and enter
prise. There are several men in
Spokane who have become million
aires as the result of their invest
ments In properties along the south
ern edge OF western Canada, and a
number of our people have amassed
fortunes In your timber, fruit and
agricultural belts"
MIR. Mckenzie will Immediately
make arrangements with the various
commercial organizations in the
province of Alberta to join in for
NAL Invitation to the Spokane organ
izRtion to visit them some time the
coming summer
+. &c, Goodall, president, and L. G..
Monroe, secretary, of the chamber
of commerce. who are now in south
ern California with party Of 225
| merchants and professional men, will
take up the matter on their return.
Mr.. Monroe. who Is also secretary
of the Washington and Spokane
County Horticultural societies, win
invite the people of the province of
Alberta to attend the Interstate
apple show under the auspices of the
Spokane County society the last
week In January. 1909, which gives
promise Of being the most preten-
tious OF its kind ever attempted on
this continent
George b. Dresher. assistant score
tary of the chamber OF commerce. an
nounoes that purses aggregating
$4,000 viii be hung up in the com
petitions among apple growers in
Washington. Idaho. Montana. Ore
gon and British Columbia, in addt-
ton to which win be blue ribbons
and trophies for exhibits from out
side the state Expert horticulture
lists in the employ of the government
and the Washington state college
win visit the orchards In June 10 en-
list the cooperation of growers. The
purpose is to interest orchardists
not only In the northwest. but
throughout the country. to grow bet.
ter and cleaner fruit, for which the
demand and prices were never bet
ter than they are today,