Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-28


dumping ground for English money.
Hundreds, indeed thousands, of y Dung
Englishmen have come here with
money, for it must be remembered that
while trade is not considered just the
thing for younger members of the
British nobility, agriculture, mining
and ranching are highly regarded, and
the freedom of the Western life also had
great attractions for many of the more
restless spirits. So it has been that so
much money has come here almost in
advance Of the real settlement Of the
country to begin large operations, to
open and develop mines, build cities
and make markets before the smaller
settler arrived. These men, too have
prospered, and they spend their money
freely. Money appears plenty and
everything is prepared in advance Tor
the we'll being Of the poorer settler. In
short it is just the reverse Of the SETTLE
ment methods in our country. With
US poverty was the pioneer and frugal
ity went in advance of development.
Our early settlers lived for years watt
ing for railroads and markets, and
towns only came after the homestead
ers by their little accumulations had
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 a
new home, we believe Western Can.
off nd q
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 a Minne-
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 be 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. 1t you
will write to Mr.: Will J. White at o.
tawa, Ont, or to any Canadian gov
ernment 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.
10 call more particular ,atten ton to
certain districts outside of Manitoba,
the land see er should not forget the
northern part of Assinibioa and Sas-
which gave its name to the
finest hard wheat the world has known
Taking the Manitoba and Northwestern
road from Portage Ia Prairie or: the
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 fail a near
by market will be ready for those who
are now pushing that way. These
regions are we'll watered with large
rivers and lakes, and have varied
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 tho
great cattle country, and this town it.
self is remarkable. Built almost entire
ly Of white sandstone, the business
buildings and residences would be a
credit to a large city, yet in Calgary
are only 1000 people. But it has much
wealth. It 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 7 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