The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-10-02

industrial school, operated under tn
supervision Of the Methodists. W
visited the insane asylum, the sum me
exposition with fine "zoo," the crea
winter fair building, and got good view
OF the numerous churches, schools, post
Office and other public buildings. Bran
don is good commercial, manufacture
ing, banking and railroad center ant
lays claim to having tributary to it tn,
greatest area of high grade whea
producing land of any city in Manitob.
province. Mr.. c. W. Speers, genera
colonization agent of the Canadian
government, resides at Brandon. Mr.
Speers accompanied us on our entire
Canadian trip, and to him each of us
are indebted for many courtesies shown
and much valuable information given.
A pleasant incident Of our stay at Bran
don was the luncheon given us at the
Imperial Hotel, at which appropriate
toasts were responded to.
| CARBERRY.
At 3 o'clock p. m. we made few
hours stop at Carberry another pros
porous grain-growing section of country.
Carberry is only 105 miles west of
Winnipeg, situated in beautiful plains
district. The country here has been
settled up for more than 25 years. The
farm houses are nearly all built of brick
and the lands here are valued at 5000
per acre.
WINNIPEG, THE METROPOLIS.
We arrived at Winnipeg, the great
metropolis Of Western Canada, on Thurs
day evening at $50 o'clock. In few
minutes our party were assembled in
the great lobby, the writing rooms and
the parlors Of the magnificent hotel, the
Royal Alexandria. This superb hotel,
one Of the largest and best equipped we
have ever seen anywhere, is the pro-
perty Of and was built by the Canadian
Pacific Ry. The hospitality of the
people Of this great and growing city
was something simply great. Winnipeg
is indeed the metropolis of Western and
Central Canada, the gateway of her
commerce and as has been 80 aptly said
Of her is "the Chicago OF Canada" She
will at no distant date be city of a
half million population, having now
more than 125,000 people within her
limits. Winnipeg's public buildings,
schools, churches, hospitals, libraries,
city hall, and legislative buildings, would
reflect credit on any city. She was
established 81 years ago, and her growth
the past ten or fifteen years has been
phenomenal. The city is located at the
junction of the Assiniboine and Red
rivers. She has over 300 acres Of
parks and Fairgrounds, and 14O fac
tories. The wholesale trade of Winni-
peg last year was more than S90,00O,- !
900, the bank clearings excecedd $780, |
100000 and so, 900, 900 bushels of wheat
were inspected there. We were given
a trolley tide to all the points of in
tcrest about the city Friday morning,
returning to the Royal Alexandria at
one o'clock, where delicious course
dinner was faultlessly served compli-
mentary to us. This was decidedly one
Of the most delightful functions Of the
whole trip. Patriotic songs and music,
the appropriate toasts to the King and
the President, the cordial addresses of
welcome and fitting responses, the pres
of tokens of remembrance to
Messrs. White and Speers, and to Presi-
dent will H. Mayes and Secretary VIZ.
Of our Association, made the
occasion one which we shall all long
and fondly remember. The afternoon
was spent visiting the parks, buying
taking in the horticultural
going through 7. Eaton &
Co.'S mammoth department store, ETC.,
and at 5 o'clock we boarded our special
train and started on our homeward
Journey on the $500" line to st. Paul.
WESTERN CANADA.
Western Canada is great and most
wonderful country. Her territory is
capable Of sustaining perhaps fifty to
,ne hundred million people. Not ex-
seeding one per cent. Of her lands are
m cultivation and great deal of 1t is
,ubiect to homesteading, the entry fee
BEING $1,000 for 1850 acres and three
7ears' residence thereon. Crops sell
lom fail there. Wheat makes y to 40
,ushels to the acre, (both winter and
Ipring wheat, and oats 40 to 70
,ushels. Rye, barley, flax, timothy,
lover, red top and alfalfa all grow
BUYERS from the east and
rom the mountain districts swarm the
buying the products. Irish
,otatoes, turnips, cabbage, beets, onions,
,eans, carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins,
eIery, ETC., produce wonderfully, and
he favor Of each seems even more
delicious than In the States. Neither
orn nor fruit can be grown in North
Western and Western Canada. The
nnual average temperature Is claimed
o be one degree lower than At Mime
polls, while they are not troubled with
M aoucra winter stnrma that aiIiict the | 1