The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-27
CANADIANS WERE
FARGO VISITORS
cAMRosE BOOSTERS WERE THE
GUESTS OF FARGO CONNER
cIAL CLUB TO-DAY AT LUNCH
EoN-5RoUeHT EXHIBIT CAR
DISPLAYING ALHERTAN GRAIN.

Displaying the energetic and pro-
gressive enterprise Of the citizens OF
the thriving city of Camrose, Alberta.
a party Of the active business men of
that place arrived in the city this
morning on the Great Northern rail-
road accompanying a grain exhibit car
which contained specimens of the
products Of the country contiguous to
Camrose. The members Of the party
were greeted by Secretary Stine and
Thomas Baker, Jr., of the entertain
ment committee Of the Fargo Com
mercial club and entertained there
today at luncheon.
In the Camrose party were George
p. Smith, member of parliament of
Alberta and editor Of The Camrose
Canadian; Jabez Harris, president of
the board of trade; Frank l.. Farley.
member of the Camrose city council;
Frank F. Layton, mayor of Camrose:
Dennis Twomey, former mayor; J.
Watson Younge, former alderman; M.
A. Maxwell city engineer; Camille
David, prominent merchant, and ].
Sherman Fox, a. successful and repre-
sentative farmer.
All the gentlemen in the Camrose
party were genial and courteous and
possessed the general appearance If.
great prosperity. They are much i'm
bued with their country and are more
than optimistic about the future OF
their city, which now has a population
of 1000 in six years after its estab-
lishment.
"Camrose is right in the heart Of
the best agricultural district of AL
berta," said Mr.. Smith, member of par
lament and manager of the tour, to a
Forum representative today. I'VE call
1T the town that was born lucky and
the appellation is no misnomer. In
fact we have every advantage. Cam
rose is the meeting point of three big
transconttnental railroads, something
which cannot be said Of any other
town on the North American conti-
nent. The Grand Trunk, Canadian Pa
cifc and Canadian Northern systems
all run through the town and they are
all systems that extend across the con-
tinent from ocean to ocean.
There are only four towns in AL
berta that have competing traffic, CAL
Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Cam
rose, which though smaller can reach
more towns to advantage than any of
competitors. Property is cheap. The
beard Of trade hold property for in
dustrial and wholesale sites at SO per
foot frontage. There are coal mines
in the town and all about it. The sin
gle tax has been adopted in Alberta.
We have : every modern convenience
including electric 1suIfC H1yo |
sewerage and public hospital all under
schools that prepare for university
matriculation and the first Scandina-
Wan college in Canada is located
there. \
Alberta has a splendid climate.
is a healthful town. We have
the best of sports Astounding with
lakes with excellent shooting and best
of all a whole-hearted enthusiastic.
harmonious bunch of Camrose boost
ers."
The grain exhibit car is filed with
products of Alberta in the vicinity of
Camrose, showing what can be raised
that country. Pictures show that
the country is rolling and full of
timber land, much on the order of that
to be found in the central states.
The party has been gone thirty five
days on the trip and the tour covered
6 200 miles touching most Canadian
points in the eastern portion of the
dominion, with just a slight dip into
the United States. The only American
cities visited were Chicago. St. Paul,
Brookings, s. D., Aber-
deem and Fargo. Grand Forks will be
visited this evening and the train will
proceed to Winnipeg tomorrow and
thence return to Camrose.
The members of the party are cor
daily entertained today at the COM
mercial club where they were greeted
by a number of Fargo business men
who met them in the true spirit IF
hospitality for which the Fargoans are
noted.
The handsome booklets showing
views views n the surrounding
country are from the printing estab-
lishment of Mr.. Smith OF The Cana
dian and have been very highly COM
mented unon 1