The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02
MONDAY, MAY 2, 1910.

The Hudson Bay company, the last OF
the great English commercial corpora
tons. was chartered on May 2. 1870. by
Charles ii and ceased 10 exercise lis mo-
nopoly on June %, 1870. after 200 years
OF authority In the northern part OF Nor'h
America For many years after It's foun-
dations the French were In possession ot
Canada. The Northwest company on
Montreal was a formidable rival from lIe@
merged into the oder. The prlhclp1i.
trade OF the company was In furs, ana IL
was uniformly profitable trade
The Hudson Bay company. oriGlhalS
possessed a proprietorship and monopo-
ly OF trade throughout Ruperts land. as
the land whose streams flow INTO liuu- M
son bay was called. This name was ae-
rived from the famous Prince Rupert u1
principal original corporator IN la-l
this jurisdiction with the original au
thority TO govern and make war upon
TO the Pacinc-the authority Tor the new
territory TO last only for period OF
twenty years by roya! license, FROM l$fo
S TO 1872 vancouver ss,s Island Yes Yes isSs SO the
company had no monopoly west oi the
Rocky mountains.
In 1858 the company was authorized,
by act Of the British parliament, 10 sur
render It's powers and rights TO the crown
and incorporate Its territories with lhe
Dominion OF Canada, In 1859 fhis was
out, ana IN lSIu llls iuAi NioiAo
Ter was accomplished.
The Hudson Bay company, in It's char-
ter, acquired the sole and absolute gov
ernment OF the vast watershed OF Hud'
sons bay. the Rupcrts land OF the char
ter. on. condition of paying yearly 10 the
king and his successors two elks ana
two black beavers, whensoeVer ana as
often as we, our heirs and successors.
shall happen TO enter into the said coun-
tries, territories and regions"
In 1872 Lord Sekirk founded the Red
River company. This interloper on the
battlefield was harassed by The North
west company, and it was not until 1871.
when the Hudson Bay and Northwest
companies-impoveris by their long
wa warfare-amalgamate their interests,
that the Red river settlers were able
TO reap their harvests In peace. dis
turbed only by occasional plaques OF To-
Gusts and blackbirds.
The Hudson Bay company were always
careful TO foster the idea that their ter
ritory was chiefly wilderness, and dis
countenanced the reports Of It's fertility
and fitness for colonization. which were
from time 10 time brought TO the ears
OF the English government,
Finally the Brltishers had their eyes
opened through petition OF Red river
settlers who demanded protection from
the government. When In 1863 the chlci
part OF the territories was transferred
TO Canada, on the proposition OF Earl
rebellion, and refused TO receive the new
governor. Louis Riel. the insurgent
chief seized on Fort Garry and the com
panys treasury, and proclaimed the In
dependence OF the settlement Sir Gar
net, then Colonel Woseleys was sent In
command OF an experiIion which reached
Fort Garry on August %. when the in
surgents submitted, without resistance.
and the district received the name OF
Manitoba
On May 2, In 1907, occurred the fnal
union between England and Scotland. j,
Is the date OF the AlX-la- -Chappelle treaty
Of 1868. The date on which the federal
convention assembled in Philadelphia In
1857 to adopt a national constitution. Ii
is the birthday OF Elias Boudlnot. the
first president Of the American Bible So
ciety O740l. John G. Palfrey, the his
tortan (l79S) Rev. Robert Hall, the noted
preacher and author G76G; John Calf.
Scotch novelist G779): and the date OF
the death OF Leonardo da Vinci In 1920.
'Stonewalr' Jackson In 1863 and Jacob
Meyerbeer. the composer, in 1864.