Meilicke Diary 2

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After dinner we hunted up a picture gallery and had our picture taken in a group. Then

by the time we went back to the hotel and packed up and got our tickets to Winnipeg

and Iunched it was time to go to the train.

Left St. Paul over the Great Northern R.R. at 5:35 P.M. arrived at Winnipeg 8.35 a.m.

Nov 6th.

We had until six o'clock to wait over until train time.

The union station in Winnipeg is a new one and arranged on a novel plan. As we got

out of the cars we could only see a large R.R. shed and we just followed the crowd, we

walked the way the train came in. Finaly we went down a flight of steps and came into

a large passage way, after walking a minute to the left we came into the main depot. lt

is a fine structor for a depot. It has all the apartment necessary for the management of

the different roads which run into it. And the immigrant people have their head quarters

there as have the custom officers.

We had to get our trunks examined there as we had a berth on the train and didn't

bother about the trunks as we came across the line. And then we went to see about our

tickets, that sure was an ordeal. They kept us going back and forth from one clerk and

advisor to another for a whole hour and finally they had a guide from a hotel come and

take us to a hotel. As we left the depot we came right out on the street. We expected

that we'd have to go up a flight of steps.

As we had the most of the day to wait we went up town and every where we passed

soldiers. After walking for an hour we came to Eaton's mail order house. lt is a large

affair. We looked over the place for a while and at 12 o'clock the people all went to

dinner. Any one who wants to can go and take up a platter and pass along the counter

and take a helping to what every one wants, every thing is dished out. And when one

has enough they pass through a gate where it is priced and then they go to a table and

eat. When that is done they pass through another gate a pay the cashier and then one

is satisfied for a while.

Left Winnipeg 6: P.M. We had a berth so we some went to bed.

The weather was clear and in the morning it was a bit bitie.

There were not many people on the train so we had lots of room, this was Sunday Nov.

7th. The evening before we saw many straw piles burning and Sunday all day we saw

straw piles every where. And many new buildings going up. Along in the evening we


Note: I have seen that picture, and will scan it when I get to it again. I did look for it but it must be in one of those boxes...