Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-04-21
eLGAseD WIN ALBERTA.

An Exee1eoos Report from Wtsconsin
aaAs Mlanesota Delegates.
The opinion os five delegates from
Minnesota and wisconsin, published by
the Ndm6nton Bulletin over their
names, u very compiimen,ary to NORTH
ern Alberta. The sopoft. says:
1--WE must sax With aIlsAincerity that
driving all over thu co1Nlry for six
days, we have not found olNosttler who
was not more than pDuasaeath the
country and Its pfo1OctloAaEsAd1 will
not return to the; lard ke leftsss NESsAave
seen people here from ell pos39SN9seie
States and all doing ven. Wesaet u
Dakota farmer by the uaifeIO1 4yet1e;in.
who has informed us that heNXeds rAaasu
more grain here in three yedfk than "
did In thirteen where lie t:nme kf0my g.
half as much ground. We have SeeRse
lumber of others. both men and ty0e!ne-
en-, and all speak in the same sthccal9
about Alberta. They all look well dN@
%contented; even the children are hApp&s;
In our drive over the country. fnspax1A,
ing the countless school houses We
could only see happiness in the faces az
the little e We noted them all,
well dressed. equal, II not better. thar:
the same class Of children in the State
Of Minnesota.
"The wheat that is raised here is just
beautiful, the kernel full and plump.
and may we'll be termed golden grain,
yielding 30 to 80 bushels Il the acre.
This statement is not from one farmer,
but from hundreds who tell the same
tale. Oats yield from az to 100 bushels
to the acre. barley from 40 to 60 bushels
and potatoes from 800 to 400 bushels to
sic acre.
1--WE have taken particular notice OF
the climate in regard to the difference
between this country and our own.
When we left Ada. Minnesota. we were
In the midst. of a real Dakota blizzard.
When we arrived Mt Edmonton we
found the people on the streets still
wearing summer clothing. no mittens
on their hands and far less use for
them. The country Is simply more than
we ever dreamed of. The printed mat
ter sent out by the Government does
not half tell of the grand country in AL
herta, open for millions of people to
make beautiful homes for themselves.
Too much cannot be said in praise. It
is all n more than the greatest eulO-
gist ever thought of giving to the pub
lie.
1--WE saw cattle and horses in herds
grazing on the prairie like in summer
zine, all sleek and fat. We We're in
formed by several farmers that most Of
the stock run out all winter. We also
found the market extra gond here for
beef and pork. Hogs fetch 4hc live
weight. A 3-year-old steer will bring
from $40 to $45 right from the prairie.
Coal and wood are here in abundance.
Coal is sold III the town of Edmonton
for 50 per ton and farmers can secure
coal at the mines themselves for 75c
per load.
"Isefore closing we say to you one
and all. come to Alberta. where there
are homes for millions and u promise
for something to lay by for an old age.
We are well satisfied with this country
and as evidence have each bought q
half section of g. p. r. land in town.
ship SIS. range p west of the fourth
initial meridian, and will return next
spring to reside.
"Hoping this may be of some benefit
to the ov%erburdened farmers of the
United States"
Sent by Floyd Dean. son of E. s.
Dean Of Deanville, Mich. who is now in
Alberta, and has taken up 16O acres
there.