A book containing copies of outgoing letters from the Southern Alberta Turf Club, an organization that oversaw horse-racing and betting in the Fort Macleod area. The letters mostly deal with business and social matters, and are primarily from club secretary H. M. Cottingham addressed to Sam Steele, Colonel James Macleod, and Sir F. W. Haultain, among others.
Sem títuloIllustrated promotional booklet produced by the [Fort] Macleod Board of Trade ca. 1912 for the purpose of encouraging "prospective new-comers" to settle in Macleod, Alberta "because it's a good place to live in", "to invest in", and "to grow in".
Contents:
Introductory - This Is Intended for You: Read It; "Questions You Have a Right to Ask, and Answers I Have a Right to Give" by John Richardson [What Is Macleod, and Where Is It Situated; Is It Easy of Access, or Is It 100 Miles From Nowhere; Is Macleod At a Standstill, or Is It Growing; What Are the Signs of Development; What Kind of Newcomers Is Macleod Anxious to Receive; What Are the Chances for Obtaining Employment; What Is the Cost of Living; Is Macleod a Good Place to Live In; Is Macleod a Desirable Place for a Man to Bring His Family; Are the Rates In the Town of Macleod High; What Is the Character of the Surrounding Country; What Is the Character of the Soil; Is Irrigation Necessary; Is the Land Clean; What Is the Cost of Land to the Settler; What Will the Land Produce; Is Dry Farming Resorted To; What Size Tracts Can Be Obtained; How May Land Be Procured; What Is the Character of the Climate; What Is the Price of City Property; What Opportunities Are Afforded Homeseekers; Please Mention Some of the Openings for Men With Limited Means]; "How the Panama Canal Will Double Macleod's Population" by John Richardson; How Macleod Grows; Macleod Wants Industries [Business Facts for Business Men; Transportation Facilities; Geographical Position and Location of Markets; Fuel; Inducements]; "Macleod in a Nutshell"; A Few of Our Industries; Industries We Expect to Get; Industries We Are Working Hard to Get; With a Market Like This At Our Back Door We Cannot Help But Grow; Coal Rates to Macleod; Other Coal Rates; Cost of Construction Materials [Cement; Lumber]; Hotel Accommodation; Railway Fares to Macleod; Signs of Macleod's Growth [Post Office Business 1910-1912; Assessment 1907-1912; Building Permits 1909-1912]; Business Opportunities Macleod Wants.
"Macleod in a Nutshell":
Population is 2510; 2 newspapers; 3 printing plants; 4 chartered banks; concrete sidewalks; large grain elevator; prosperous farmers; owns its own townsite; owns waterworks and water supply is pure; owns its own electric light plant; 2 lines of railway; one of the largest and best-equipped public and high schools; 4 churches [English; Roman Catholic; Methodist; Presbyterian]; a shorthand, typewriting and business college; a general hospital; 2 military organizations; North West Mounted Police headquarters; orders of fraternal societies; 4 hotels; 2 theatres; 2 social and business men's clubs; athletic grounds; Exhibition grounds; Agricultural Association; horse show; poultry show, etc.
Illustrations:
"Macleod the Railway Hub Of Southern Alberta" [map]; "A View of Macleod, the Alberta town that is growing by leaps and bounds"; "Cutting grain in one of Macleod's famous wheat fields"; "Macleod's New Municipal Building"; "The Macleod Stone Quarry - One of Our Growing Industries"; "A View of Main Street, Macleod"; "Wealth in a Macleod Wheat Field"; "Fish caught in the Old Man River"; "A Macleod businessman fishing in the Old Man River, Macleod"; "The bridge across the Old man River, west of Macleod"; "A Traction-Engine Threshing Scene"; "The Hudson's Bay Company's store at Macleod"; "Macleod Has Many Prosperous Homes. This Is One Of Them"; "Standing in a Macleod wheat field"; "A Canadian Pacific locomotive at the Macleod Round House"; "Another View Of the Town Of Macleod"; "A farmer with four four-horse teams at work on a Macleod farm"; "The Queen's Hotel at Macleod"; "Macleod's New Hospital"; "Macleod Landmarks - The Court House; Macleod's power house; Macleod's new creamery; Entrance to the North West Mounted Police Barracks"; "The Macleod Public and High School"; "Geographical Location of Macleod Alberta" [map]; "This is how the Province of Alberta advertises itself"; "The Connaught Hotel"; "Scenes at the Macleod Horse Show"; "Distributing Houses at Macleod"; "The C.N.R. track cutter preparing a road for railway activity"; "a Macleod cricket match in the middle of February, 1912"; "Freight in the C.P.R. yards at Macleod".
Handwritten letter from Gertie Hubert (Marie's sister) to Marie dated May 13th, 1890.
Sem títuloHandwritten letter to Marie from her brother C.A. Harwood, dated May 15th, 1890.
Sem títuloHandwritten letter to "Aunt May" from a relative thanking her for the hospitality shown to him while visiting Fort Macleod, dated December 20th, 1890.
Sem títuloHandwritten letter from Marie's sister Gertrude to Marie congratulaing her on the birth of Flora; letter is dated December 13th, 1891.
Sem títuloHandwritten letter from Marie's Aunt Minnie in Fort Macleod to Marie visiting family in Vaudreuil; letter dated September 9th, 1892.
Sem títuloHandwritten letter of sympathy to Marie from Margaret Lettice Bentley on the death of Marie's father; the letter is dated July 3rd, 1897.
Sem títuloTypewritten letter to Marie from Fred White, N.W.M.P. re SBS's pay; letter dated September 27th, 1898.
Sem títuloTypewritten letter from Fred White, N.W.M.P. to Marie, discussing Sam's pay and mail delivery to the Yukon; the letter is dated November 22, 1898.
Sem títuloHandwritten draft letters (2) from Marie to Mrs. James Moore, re: settling monies owed; the letter is dated July 1st [1899].
Sem títuloHandwritten letter drafts from Marie to Mr. Grady of Fort Macleod, thanking him for the calendar he sent for SBS and explaining she is sending a photo to him of SBS taken after his return from South Africa; the draft letter is dated January 12th, 1902.
Sem títuloA handwritten letter with envelope from Marie Harwood to Sam Steele at Fort Macleod, 17 Dec. 1888.
Sem títuloMarie discusses her father's letter of acceptance to SBS, and encloses a news clipping "Whist Rules in Rhyme"
Sem títuloKept with this letter are two envelopes with poetry written on them in SBS's handwriting
Sem títuloIncludes news clippings, poems: "A Lover's Plaint" and "Love"
Sem títuloIncludes a news clipping, poem "Ah! If You Knew"
Sem títuloIncludes an attached news clipping: "Happy Though Married"
Sem títuloA handwritten letter sent to SBS from Minnie; Sam forwarded it to Marie to read, and Marie returned Minnie's letter with her letter to Sam dated September 17th, 1907. Minnie is writing from 'The Barracks, Macleod' to SBS at Ca;gary.
Sem títuloGeneral Correspondence – Includes a letter of apology from L.W. Herchmer, re: remarks about SBS and Mrs. Steele. Handwritten.
Sem títuloLetter to SBS from Cousin Essie Miller, Orillia, Ontario. Handwritten.
Sem títuloLetter to SBS from Mary I. Macleod, wife of Colonel James F. Macleod. Handwritten.
Sem títuloHandwritten letter from Flora Steele in Montreal to her father. Flora discusses her preference to attend St. Urban's Academy in Montreal, mentions a discussion she had with the Reverend Mother about Masons and Orangemen, and askes her father about changes in Macleod, etc. 4 pp.
Sem títuloBlack leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts maintained at back of diary Separate file of loose items retained
Sem títuloBlack leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries; more of a notebook.
Sem títuloBlack leather-bound; hand-written entries; more of a notebook filled with memoranda, lists, and draft notes One item removed (see separated materials note)
Sem títuloBurgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts kept at back of diary
Sem títuloDaily journal; hand-written entries; begins with notations on March 8th: "Our marriage day"; many blank pages and intermittent entries Inscribed in front: A.R. Macdonell, Wood Mountain, April 23, 1877
Sem títuloA postage label from James McCrudden, Boots and Shoes, of Montreal to Capt. A.R. Macdonnell [sic] at Fort McLeod [sic], N.W.T.
Sem títuloLetters, to and from, Superintendent Steele while stationed at Fort Macleod.
Sem títuloDraft of a seven page hand-written letter from Steele to the NWMP Commissioner in Regina responding to and discussing various comments relayed in earlier correspondence from the Commissioner to Steele.
Sem títuloBlack leather-bound diary written from Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, and Willow Creek; memoranda at back of diary.
Sem títuloBlack leather-bound pocket diary, hand-written entries from Kootenay Ferry, Kootenay, Fort Macleod. Cash accounts kept at back of diary.
Sem títuloBlack leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries; mostly written from Fort Macleod. Memos, cash accounts kept at back of book.
Sem títuloCloth-bound daily journal with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; very brief entries, largely empty; one cash accounts notation at back of journal.
Sem títuloBlack leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; memos and accounts kept at back of book. One item, a note from D.L. Meetison, was removed and placed behind the diary in the same file.
Sem títuloBlack leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; more of a notebook filled with memoranda and notes. A horse race card was removed from the diary and placed behind it in the same file.
Sem títuloBurgandy leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; memos and cash accounts kept at back of book.
Sem títuloIncludes a colored engraved Happy New Year's card
Sem títuloSBS comments in letter about how much he enjoys writing letters to Maye
Sem títuloSBS mentions sending an engagement ring to Maye; tells her he has flirted in the past, but never loved until now
Sem títuloIncludes attached news clipping, "Dementia Amoris"
Sem títuloAnnotation on envelope written by Harwood Steele [1973]
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