The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-07-28

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increased the mercantile demand. For
this reason Canada today presents the
new phase Of pioneering made easy. =
a Home For small Farmers. .
To the small farmer who is seeking q
new home, we believe Western Can.
ada offers great Inducements. While
it seems long way north the Canadian
Pacific railway line is far south OF
Edin borough. the climate is about that
OF Northern Minnesota and the land
raises splendid and sure crops. OF
course any farmer who has q Mime.
sofa farm and is fairly prosperous,
would be foolish to exchange it for any
other location. We saw nothing on
our trip that we thought equalled our
own state; but there are always men
who will go somewhere, men who
would not Re satisfied after residence
in heaven; young men who have the
pioneer spirit and men whom mis-
fortune drives from their homes. To
such we say if you must leave Mime.
sofa. Western Canada will give you a
warm welcome and great opportun.
tiles. You can reach there by way Of
Winnipeg and the Canadian Pacific
will take you West from there. or you
can go direct by the 500 line to Moose
Jaw in the Assiniboia district. II you
will write to Mr.. Will ]. White at o.
tawa, Ont. or to any Canadian gov.
eminent agent in the United States,
you will be sent all needed information
and told how to get cheap roilroad
rates.
The Country More in Detail.
TO call more particular attention to
certain districts outside of Manitoba,
the land seeker should not forget the
northern part Of Assinibioa and Sas-
katchewan which gave it's name to the
finest hard wheat the world has known.
Taking the Manitoba and Northwestern
road from Portage la Prairie or the
Canadian Pacific branch from Regina,
you reach the Saskatchewan river
country and the newly opened Swan
river district, two Of the choicest dis
tricts in all Western Canada for small
farmers, and practically all homestead
and railroad lands. The present rail.
roads are being extended that way and
new ones built, SO that by fall near.
by market will be ready for those who
are now pushing that way. These
regions are we'll watered with large
rivora and 1olr or1 no io1
landscape with plenty Of timber land
along the waterways. Another fine
timber district is north from
Calgary in Alberta, the Edmonton dis.
trict, the present terminus of that
branch of the Canadian Pacific rail.
road. South around Calgary is the
great cattle country, and this town it..
self is remarkable. Built almost entire.
~ of white sandstone, the business
buildings and residences would be a
credit to large city, yet in Calgary
are only 1000 people. But it has much
wealth. 1t is the commercial center
for the vast cattle region and the ex.
tensive mining district northwest.
Here also and at Edmonton are outfit
ted those who take the overland route
to the Yukon, and the railroad is soon
to be extended to these famous gold
fields. When this is done, CAL
gary will be city in size
as we'll as in appearance. Anoticeable
feature of all Canadian cities is their
observance of the Sabbath. There is
an unexpected quiet; all business abso-
lutely ceases; the saloons are closed
tight from o'clock Saturday evening
to Monday morning; the churches are
we'll attended and the day is one of
perfect order and quietness. The school
facilities are good and the school
land provision is about the same as our
own.
This agricultural region was the
most interesting part of the trip. The
substantial character of the towns,
the present development Of the country
along the railroad, the continuous line
of elevators showing the extent of the
annual crop, the great herds of cattle,
and other evidences of present pros.
perity, with the limitless resources and
possibilities, were the most significant
facts we met.
Tho Fuel Problem.
The only puzzle to us was the fuel
problem for the prairie country, but it
is considered as practically solved by
the cheap coal product, for it must be
known that between the Red river and
the Rockies is some $1,000 square miles
of coal bearing strata and coal is sup.
piled at cost of from 81. 50 to s. ton.
while the northern timber is supplied
at So cord.
Diversified Farming Practiced.
It must not be thought that
grain and cattle are the only products
of that vast country. Mining ranks as
their equal, and sheep, hogs and dairy
ing are important sources of revenues.
For example, in Manitoba the butter
and cheese output, both of factories and
farms, in 1894 was but $4,000, while
only three years later in 1897 the
creamery butter sold for $s6s,317 and
the cheese product for $83,895. An
the provinces are moving similarly
along tile same line and Canada will
soon be great dairying country.
Points OF Special Interest.
The points of especial interest in the
agricultural division are too numerous
even for mention. Portage la Prairie.
with 4,500 population. is the first
large town west Of Winnipeg on the
direct line Of the Canadian Pacific rail.
road. Here the Manitoba and North.