The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-08-12
10 THE LAST
NORTHWEST
Some Features Noted on the
Minnesota Editors Trip
Into Canada.
Marvellous Growth of Cities
and Towns Astonishes
the Tourists.

| The Minnesota Editorial Associa-
ton train which left ST. Paul about
one o'clock P. M. July 18th. consist
ed of three sleepers. day coach and
the private car of Mr.. Arthur Hawk,
superintendent Of the Canadian
Northern R. R.. who accompanied
the party.
There were about 1876 people
aboard. After becoming established
in our own section Of a sleeper
where before many days had passed
we felt very much at home, and get
ting somewhat acquainted with our
neighbors. we spent the first after
Inoon in viewing the endless pine
forests through which we were pass
ing and studying ouritinerary, which
in the hurry of preparing for the
trip we had no time for doing. We
decided it promised very well--to
travel $500 miles in twelve days,
from the Great Lakes to the Rocky
| Mountains. stopping to visit places
of interest on the way; to have boat
trips on rivers and lakes, rides into
the country, and at the end of our
journey to be able to climb a real
mountain.
i Our first stopping place was Du.
Iluth, where short time was giver
to see something of the city. A ban
lquet ,gas rendered us here by the
Commercial Club in their fine clut
rooms.
i We left Duluth about midnight
arriving at Fort Frances, just across
the Canadian line, in time for a late
breakfast the next morning. That
having been attended to we were
met by delegation of ladies and
gentlemen from international Falls,
which is on the Minnesota side OF
Rainy river, opposite Fort Francis.
They took us for delightful trip UP
Rainy River and into Rainy Lake.
This place is sometimes compared to
| the Thousand Isles-there are great
number of small islands all through
lit. The scenery is very pretty, the
rocky islands being covered with
dark pines and other trees.
| At the conclusion of our boat ride
we were taken to international Falls,
where the citizens had prepared a
delicious bowery luncheon for us.
Many of us remarked here on the
great waste of pretty Christmas
trees, for the sides and roof of the
building were made of small pine
trees.
After walk to the falls, the nigh
ty power of whose waters is compared
to Niagara, and where already 49,
600, OO0has been expended in erecting
a dam whereby it can be harnessed
and made to work for man, we
Ewere ferried across the river and
continued our journey to Winnipeg.
This is a beautiful city with a popu-
lation of 120, 900, but as this city is
better known than other newer cities
in Canada, will not speak further
of it.
| By this time we were fairly
Launched on our sight seeing in this
wonderful country. And to call it
q wonderful country is putting it
mildly. To those Of US who were
unacquainted with the remarkable
development made by this near
neighbor Of ours in the last half
dozen years, it was constantly in
creasing surprise as we passed from
town to town and visited many
cities of from 5000 to 5000 inha-
bitants all very much alive, up to
date and eager to show US every
courtesy possible, and at the same
time give boost" tositsparticufar
community. / am sure it would take
too much space to give even a word
to every placewe visited. as we made
lover thirty stops. The courtesies