The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-02
CONSUL JONES
ON MANITOBA
A Rich Land Which Is Largely
Settled by the
Americans.

| Inc following interview IN the WASH
ington Star of August 13, with Consul
General Jones, of Winnipeg, Manitoba,
| will be read with interest here not on
| ly for the information it gives about
La rich part of British America but
because the Consul General is broth
er of Mrs. Selden B. Kingsbury and
has been in Honolulu:
Dr. j. E. Jones, formerly of The
Star, but now consul general at Win
nipeg, Manitoba, who has been in the
city on official business for several
days, will leave for Winnipeg tonight.
DR.. Jones was found by a Star re-
porter at the New Willard yesterday,
where he was entertaining the Secre-
tary of War at luncheon and incident
ally lauding the great country to which
he is accredited.
winnipeg, said he, sis the Chi
cago of Canada and the gateway to the
great far northwest territories of Ma
nitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and AS
siniboia. 1t is the distributing point
for that wonderful country, and is des
tined in time to be one of the great
est commercial centers in America.
Settled by Americans.
at is perhaps not generally
known, he continued, "that these
northwest provinces we've largely set
tied by Americans. Why, there are at
least quarter of a million of our own
people there. The great wheat fields
and the hearty welcome which the
Canadians give Americans, especially
those from the middle west, who have
had experience in farming and know
how, besides having the money to do it
with, are the incentives that draw.
'The man who developed that great |
country and today ranks highest per-
haps in the hearts of its people was an
American. He was James w. Taylor,
five years. The people really loved him,
and his painted portrait was the first
picture ever owned by the city.
tThe people of that country are
very like the Americans in their tastes |
styles rather than to London s, and |
They are a prosperous people.
"Winnipeg is not a baekwoods town
by any means. 1t has between 10000 |
and $4,000 inhabitants, $4,000 of |
whom are from the states. It has a
,em of sanitation and all the comforts
and conveniences that intelligence can
suggest or money buy.
Annexation is dead DR.. Jones de-
dared canada has thrown off the
,waddling clothes of a province and is
low assuming the lordly garb and strut
If an empire. In FIVE years the popu
alton in the northwest has doubled,
md it will repeat the trick IN the next
i've years.
Immense Wheat Crop.
''The wheat crop this year will APP
,roximate 150,OO0,000 bushels, and
.ruit is being largely raised to offset
he California product. The forest
Tres, however, have recently devastat-
ID richly populated section in the
ruit district, and there have been
arge losses through them.
There is a gre& demand in the
northwest territories for farming lands,
Mostly by our own farmers of the mid,
lie west, who are. being gladly wei
omed in preference to the immigrant
rom the mother country. Great in
ucements are held out to them to come
nd they are rapidly taking advantage
f the opportunity.
NO, SalQ the cOnsui Senerdl, L
hall not take out naturalization pa
,ers and settle down there as pros
erous farmer. The states are good
nough Tor me; but even our own de- ,
ghtful country and our innate patriot
SIN viii not permit an observant man
o deny or to overlook the wonderful
esourees and prosperity of the great
ar western country where | have been {
ocated for some time.
81 shall, of course, be glad to get
ack to my post, for there is always
auch to do, and it gives me pleasure
0 do this present work of mine.
Consul General Jones is looking :
rown and we'll In health he is rich
Y sharing in the advantages of the
ountry to which he is. now accredited !
nd which moves his enthusiasm.