Winnipeg would start later, its early boom years in the late 1890s triggered first by distant gold finds and general eco- nomic improvements and then, notably, the arrival of good times on Canadian farms. Land was cheap, investment funds were available, and now
American and central European settlers in particular were pouring in. Soon a new government in Ottawa, goaded by Winnipeg’s powerful business community, would decree that the main line of the new Pacific (trans-national) railway would be routed through the city. Railway tracks were be-
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ing feverishly laid across the country, and two more national lines would soon feed into Winnipeg. City residents, guaranteed their all-important commer- cial connection with the outside world, could see the future was bright with opportunity. But an economic slowdown by 1913 saw that dream laid to rest. Go to Chicago, Winnipeggers. And in this visit, revel in the fact that this great metropolis, third largest city in the United States, has a place in your history, too. Young Win- nipeg drew pride from the connection. You can as well.
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