The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-06

by the people Of Canada. The special
interest which your excelency has
taken to foster high sense of public
duty and responsibility, to stimulate
intellectual development. to advance
science and art, will long be grateful
ly remembered, while the success Of
your endeavors in cultivating the
growth of the Canadian spirit has
strengthened us in the belief that the
full development of our national life
is compatible with the cloest and
most loyal connection with the em-
pire. The national park established
at Quebec on the Plains of Abraham
will remain as an enduring monument
to your excellency's wise and enlight-
ened efforts to this end
Message to the King.
I'VE beg that your excellency will
express to the king our loyal attach
ment to his majesty's throne and
person, and our united resolve to ac-
complish our part in the maintenance
and upbuilding of his majesty's em-
pire.
In saying farewell to your excel
lency and family. We cannot refrain
from expressing our appreciation of
the important and gracious part taken
by her excellency the Countess Grey
in the success which has marked the
discharge of your high responsible,
tiles and labors, the helpful. generous
and sympathetic cooperation afford
ed by her excellency and by your
daughters, Lady Sybil and Lady Ev-
elyn in the performance of your pub
lie and social duties has won for
them an enduring place in the affec-
tion and respect of the Canadian peo-
pie.
In conclusion, We beg to assure
your excellency that you will always
have our warmest wishes for the fu-
ily."
His Excellency's Reply.
Earl Grey's response was as fol-
lows: ''It is with feelings of no or
binary emotion that l acknowledge
the great honor conferred upon me
today by the parliament of the Do
minion.
THAT address, the kind and friend
ly speeches Of it's movers and second
ers its hearty and unanimous accept
ance by the members of the senate
and Of the house of commons, have
caused me to realize afresh how great
has BEEN the interest and enjoyment
Of our life in Canada: and how sin
cere and heartfelt is the regret with
which l and all the members Of my
family views the approaching termin-
alton of my term.
Thanks to increased transporta-
ton facilities; thanks more to the
great kindness which have received
in every part of the dominion, have
had abundant opportunities, probably
more abundant than has ever been
vouchsafed to man, to make myself
closely acquainted with the high
hopes and confident beliefs of the
Canadian people: to watch with un-
interrupted and ever increasing de-
light the rapid and unchecked unfold
ing of your amazing developments
and to form more or less adequate
estimate of your tremendous poten-
tialities.
Should be Center of Empire.
Gentlemen, when l reflect on the
vastness Of your area; on the fertil-
ity Of your soil on the unlimited
wealth Of your resources, which l re-
joice you are determined scientifically
to conserve we'll as vigorously de-
velop; when l reflect upon the in
vigorating nature of your climate and
on the strenuous character OF your
people; when l reilec. en- all thess
great advantages wni:h you possess
in sucn abundant and exceptional de-
gree tnen gentlenlei.. feel as con-
vinccd as am that tonorrow's sun
will rise that If you xee, tue to the
highest ideals of duty and disinterest-
ed service, nothing can prevent you
from becoming. perhaps before the
close Of the present century. not on
ly the granary but the heart and soul
and rudder of the empire.
1T shall be my happy privilege on
my return to England, to submit to
the king an expression Of your devo-
ton to his throne and person. also to
impress upon his majesty and on the
people of the British isles that you,
the people Of Canada. are united in
your high resolve to accomplish your
part In the maintenance and building
Of the empire, of which. if you are not
afraid Of the greatness of your des-
tiny. you will one day become the
controlling part.
Received Great Assistance.
Gentlemen. Lady Grey and my
daughters are greatly touched by
your friendly expressions toward them.
There is no one who is more conscious
than am that the success which has
attended my governor generalship is
due in large measure to the whole
hearted cooperation l have received
from them. and to their individual.
spontaneous effort to help in good and
disinterested movements. having for
their object the promotion Of the we'll
being of Canada.
1T Is only right that they should
have large share of the distinction
with which it as been your kind
Gentlemen, it is not without many
twinges Of the heart l realize this is
the last occasion on which l shall
have the honor of meeting you official
ly. Altough our official connection
with vO,, unfOrtunatalv for us is soon