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Il1- DINED AT GRAND FORKS.IIMr. Shaugbnessy Flatters tho GrandForks People.Grand Forks, lk 0., Oct. 20. —T. G. Shaughu. say, President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and party, including JO leading officials of the Pacific division, aPer an inspection of tho Columbia I Western Railway as far as Greenwood, returned this afternoon to Grand Forks ,jiQ and after inspecting tho Granby smelter, now under construction, wore tendered a eomplunentary banquet by ti.u Cram. Forks i oard of Trade at tli3j } alo Hotel, ( ommodoro Bidden prosided. Tim loading citizens in attend-^ anee inchming Mayor Lloyd, A. Manly,. .1. A. bbnitli, E. fcpruggett, Jnines Ad-«-: disun, G. Powell, J. McLean, J. B.■- Henderson. Chas. Cummings, \V. K.• lt;. Manly, .1. W. McCluunhlin, .J. N.*• Gaier, F. McCY.it, Alderman Cannon *' ; nlu^ Fred Wollaston, After tho toast of ;,li “The Queen'' had been drunk, the 1(1 hairmun in an eloquent speech pivpos-I ‘ | ed the health of Mr. Phaughnessy. In 111reply the Canadian Pacific President st .tod that lie deeply regretted that ^1.1 time und oncnmstuuces compelled ol w* them to cut short the very excellent sl ‘I- feast that was spread before thorn andI’ said: ' ‘ I f tho mines should amount to ss(1 naught and the smellers should never blow in, this magnificent hotel would 11 ti- tiiruish sullieient reason lor building L a railway to the Boundary country.” KI''i lie paid high tribute to the energy n1.1 and pluck lt;f the business men of SI ,(1 (.rand Folks and said they showed 11 v- more energy, put up a better tight aud nII made moie mischief iliun any other 'v iown of its size on earth. He pronounced the town up to date in every nnrtieular. lie said ho would visit Grand Flt;rks in a yoar again and on -fluently expect to find it with a popn-b latioii of (LOGO:ee.i'llo
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Nelson Daily Miner
Nelson, British Columbia, CA
Fri, Oct 27, 1899
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