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Newspaper
Birtle Observer
Location
Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1885
Page
1
Beginning Friday April 3 a Stave departs Birtle on Mondays and Fridays at 7 a m to connect with the M E N W Railway trains at Minnedosa continuing service in the area for travelers and goods.
An 1885 Birtle Observer essay contrasts climate and wealth, praising Northwest farmers. It extols self reliance, abundant crops, dairy variety, and livestock abundance. The author argues Europeans face hardship while Northwest farmers enjoy freedom, steady work, and rising land value.
The letter argues for locating the station at the Birtle end and starting immediate construction including a grain elevator to handle an expected heavy crop. It warns against delays seen when the line to Manitou opened with no facilities and stresses safeguarding trade and farmer needs for the new Southwestern branch of the CPR.
The plan urges immediate action to secure station ground and start work on the Northwest end of the line, which the company intends to construct this season, as the surest path to prosperity.
A long critical note targets the Truth weekly Toronto prize poem by Ross Johnston. It mocks the verse for misuse of language and unearned patriotism, comparing it unfavorably to Mrs. Maitland of Stratford and alleging copied lines and weak grammar. The piece also references municipal council notes and local affairs in a sprawling editorial mix.
The council met at 1 30 p m with members J 8 Crerar Borrowman Lane Walley Dow McMurray present and Dunlop absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. Communications from Virden Advance and accounts Secy Treas Dow McMurray were discussed and ordered filed.
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