The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-31
CANADA Is WILLING,
READY AND ANXIOUS
FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION
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ken around the city and at noon were
taken to the city park where they
were again banqueted.
! Addresses were made by J. D.
Clarkson, Hon. Paul Nesbit, Walter
Parker, L. H. Rice of Park Rapids
and r. B. Willard of Little Falls,
members of the Jefferson party and
by Premier Norris, F. e. Luke, presi-
Ident of the Winnipeg Automobile
Iclub, and A. c. Emmett, secretary of
1.-The club.
It was pointed out by the high
way officers that the trip has made
history in road building and that the
highway would be the backbone Of
the highway system of the continent.
Canada is Ready.
Eve are ready to join any move
ment that is for the lettering of the
country," said Premier Norris. II
am right in line with the Jefferson
highway He explained that Can
ada was setting a high standard for
road building and that the govern
ment was arranging the cost of the
construction of roads on a f1fty-ffty
| basis. He explained that the build
ing Of new highway was like the
building of new railroad and that
| it would aid to develop the country.
Canada is planning to build road
from coast to coast in the near future.
IS Premier Norris explained that only
IL per cent of the land in western
ECanada was under development and
Eyet this acreage produced a billion
dollar crop last year. He explained
,fthat Canada was the Country of op-
|portunity." The only reference he
made to the war was that it would
affect everyone on the American con-
tinent as it was war of democracy
against militarism.' He stated that
after the war Canada would not be
burdened by large war debt.
s City is Beautiful.
Late in the afternoon the tourists
were taken to the Winnipeg Auto
mobile. club at Fort Garry. Every
thing possible was done to entertain
the visitors from the south and the
visitors were very much impressed
with the city of Winnipeg. All ex-
penses, even hotel bills of the visit
ors, were paid by the city.
n The city is "city of beautiful
parks and homes It is not an old
city, but it is a city that has had a
rapid and substantial growth. From
a Hudson Bay trading post (Fort
Garry) in 1870 with population of
215, Winnipeg has grown to the size
and finish of first class city of over
100000 people.
| Winnipeg boasts of being the
j greatest grain center on the Amer
lean continent, and the financial,
commercial, wholesale and manufac-
turing center of the middle west;
owing Ito it's geographical position,
with its very complete railway facili-
| ties with branches reaching out in
every direction, it affords great pos
| sibilities for trade in the province
| land the Northwest and an induce
| ment for the establishment Of manu-
| featuring and other Industries. In
| addition to many other advantages
! the municipal hydro-electric power
lsystem offers an abundant supply of
cheap electrical energy.
Noted for Streets.
The city is noted for it's wide and
lwell paved thoroughfares and beau
tiful boulevarded and residential
Streets It is the educational center
of the province of Manitoba and the
school system is considered to be as
complete as can be made.
Jefferson highway tourists did not
notice many outward signs of the
country being at war. Everything
Hooked to be peaceful and business ap-
peared prosperous, many new build
Iings being constructed.
Everyone in Winnipeg appeared to
be interested in highways. The news
papers gave much space to the tour
and emphasized it's Importance.
Among those who, welcomed the
tourists was Miss Katherine Stinson,
the bird woman" who flew at the
Beltrami county fair last year. She
remembered Bemidji as the place Of
beautiful lakes and requested the Pho
neer representative to send regards
to her many-friends in Bemidji.
s: The success of the north end of
the highway is assured. People OF
WINNING are Manning a tour over