Evening journal., 1913-09-22
north country will support 100000
prosperous farms and homes.

north country will support 100000
prosperous farms and homes.
Mr.. Sanborn believes Alaska will be
one Of the most valuable possessions Of
the United States. II is only awaiting
development. One thing most deplora.
BILE is the condition Of the beautiful
water ways. Passing along the Canad-
ian waters Of British Columbia en- route,
the traveller is struck by the safeguards
to navigation provided by the Canadian
overnment--lighthous fog horns and
buoys marking dangerous channels. On
reaching Alaska waters, there appears
to be no protection whatever. The
waters are not charted, and there is an
entire absence of lighthouses, buoys and
other protection for navigation. IL is
high time that the United States gov
ernment should act and take such meas
ures as will adequately protect these
waters. Eight OF ten steamers within
the past ten years have gone to the
bottom there and one week after Mr..
and Mrs. Sanborn had reached Vancou-
yer on their return, another pleasure
steamer Of about the same size as the
Spokane, upon which they we're pas
sengers, the City of California, struck
an uncharted rock near Juneau and sank
within three minutes, in 200 feet of
water, carrying down with it thirty five
souls.
See Canadian Rockies
Returning, Mr.. and Mrs Sanborn
spent about two weeks in the Canadian
Rockies at Glacier, Lake Louise and
Banff; then crossed the vast Canadian
wheat fields of Alberta, Saskatchewan
and Manitoba TO Winnipeg. Winnipeg
is one of the cleanest, most up 10 date
and beautiful cities of its size on the
American continent, and undoubtedly
has a great future in store for il. II is
situated about midway between the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans, in the center
of the great Red River wheat district
Three great trunk lines, the Canadian
Pacific, the Grand Trunk and the Can
adian Northern railroads pass through
IL. IL has magnificent new public build
ings and nearly 20 miles of splendid,
wide macadam streets, so clean that one
could almost eat a meal off them. It's
residential district is most beautiful,
wide streets, beautiful shade trees and
handsome residences. Il has nearly
quadrupled its population within ten
years.
The Grand Trunk and the Canadian
Northern Railroad Company have Just
completed a magnificent terminal costing
50 100000 and a splendid hotel within
block of the terminal costing 81 800,
600, with every room a private bath.
The great Hudson Bay Company, one
of the greatest corporations Of the world,
that has operated in Canada sinoe II was
first settled, and who carry on the great
est fur trade in the world, have deter
mined 20 make Winnipeg its headquar-
ters, and are now erecting there a splen-
did ten story building for their offices
and store rooms.
Land in that vicinity Of the city,
adaptable 10 building purposes, has
reached fabulous value, and Is still rap
idly increasing. Fortunes in land spec
ulation there are made in a day, and
the Canadian people really think the
city Is, in the near future, destined TO
be one of the largest and most impor-
tant commercial centres on the Amer-
can continent.
Vast numbers Of settlers from Europe
and from the United States are being
daily attracted to the great wheat
growing sections of Canada In tho pro
vinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and
/
mers in the northwest have recently sold
their farms and moved to Canada 10
take up large tracts of fertile prairie.
This immigration is being foetered and
promoted BY the Canadian Pacific Rail
road Company, which owns many mil
lions Of acres Of most valuable land
along its line.
Mr.. Sanborn said this company b I'M
doubtedly one Of the greatest and most
successfully managed corporations In the
world. II operates more than 1900
miles Of railroad, and more than thirty
great hotels, some Of which cost over a
million dollars, notably the Frontenac
in Quebec, the Place Viger in Montreal,
the hotel at Banff, Lake Louise and Van
couver II also owns and operates a
line Of more than thirty steamships
II has big men at its head who look
far into the future and are wise 10 dis
Germ the signs Of the time. At one
point along the line, near Medicine Hat
the Canadian Pacific is now spending
twenty million dollars in a vast irrfra-