The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-06

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a Trip 81 Foam Lake m k
Leaving Emerson at 5.25 !. "a. Tues
day on the 500 train, made connection
with the G. p. RI westbound' train at 81
30. After enjoying nice breakfast in
the 500 diner between Emerson and
Winnipeg, most anyone normally consti.
tuted is in q proper state of mind to tho
roughly appreciate the healthy and pro-
gressive appearance Of the country that
persists in scudding past the car win
dows.
From Winnipeg to Portage la Prairie
the prospects for a bountiful harvest
seem to be the very best. Wheat, oats
and barley are all fully headed aud are
uniformly good as viewed from the train
Between the Portage and Minnedosa
prospects are equally promising. Here
the train stops 20 minutes for dinner
and affords the weary passenger an OPP
portunity to prepare the inner man for
support during the balance of the run
to Yorktown, which point is reached at
7:45 with big appetite for supper.
Here put up at the Balmoral hotel,
Harry Bronfman prop. Mr.. Bronfman,
was the proprietor of the Anglo-Ameri-
can hotel at Emerson about three years
ago, prior to his removal to Yorktown.
He is very much in love with his pres
ent home town and claims he is making
all kinds Of, money. There are two 9th
er good hotels in Yorktown, with sutfl-
cient business institutions in other gen.
eral lines to make up prosperous city
of $500 people.
Five years ago this summer Mr.. G. G.
Thompson and II made visit to the
points herein mentioned, and the devel-
opments evident on every hand are in
deed surprising. This rapid stride of
progress extends west of Yorktown as
far as went. The train leaves York
town at 10 a. m. every other day and ar
rives at Foam Lake at p. m.
Five years ago we enjoyed(D the var
ious Accommodations of construction
train and sleeping in box car, while to-
day good hotels are found at half .doz-
en- prosperous little towns between the
above named points. Foam Lake-noth-
ing but foam five years ago-is quite a
substantial village, with two or three
good general stores, hardware, drugstore
and doctor.
Work is being done on the streets and
preparations made for cement sidewalks.
AS an indication that there is money in
circulation, on the OCCASION of a Sports
Day" occurring on July Oath, the pro-
prietor of the hotel told me he took in
over $1,000 from the bar and dining
room. About 1850 people participated
in the celebration. Here I met our old
time townsmen Alb. Simpson and Ben
Taylor; also Chas. Hart formerly loca-
ted at Macarthur ard Deck Mccullough
of Carlisle. They are doing well and.
feeling tine. They are located on farms
about 4 miles east from Foam Lake. and.
have oat crops that promise from. 80 to
l20 bushels per acre. This yield,:::"ith
the price shey now communicated looks
good. My visit with them twas, neces-
sarily of short duration, but 1 enjoyed
every inmate of it. They told me the
country was we'll settled all the:way from
Yorktown TO Winyard-the terminal of
this branch of the G. Z. r. at the. pres
ent time-and everyone was making
money. Cats is the best crop, beinglbet
ter adapted to the climatic conditions.
however theJ claim wheat can he sue
cessfully produced.
Considerable stock is being..ralssdtan and
ready masket enjoyedt for cream and
butter. This insures ready money-and
they all seem to have some. I met an
old time sc;soolmate from ''downlhome.
Mr.. Docking, selling scales to the jfarm-
ers, He told me he had sold u scales
in II hourSsat s45 per: He was:::going
some more when left.
Considerable damage. by hail to. the
crops owned by the farmers in tine. Zee
landic settlement south of Fishing. Lake.
was repor1eo, at the same time il was,
claimed that they were putting up hay
to offset the loss. Taere is plenty of
hay in that locality and it is in good de-
mand.
Leaving Foam Laike at 1900 noon
Thursday arrived at Yorktowneon my
return tmp at 5 in tbs evening, and left
there fer Winnipeg the following morn
ing att Making connection With the
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