Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-21
PLEASED WITH ALBERTA.
An Excellent Report from Wisconsin
and Minnesota Delegates.


| The opinion OF five delegates from
Minnesota and Wisconsin, published
by the Edmonton Bulletin over their
names is very complimentary TO
Northern Alberta. The report says:
we must say with all sincerity that
| driving all over the country for six
days, we have not found one settler
who was not more than pleased with
the country and its productions. and
| VIII not return to the land he left. We
nave seen people here from all parts
| OF the states and all doing well. We
met Dakota farmer BY the name of
| Mclean. who has informed us that he
! mas raised more grain here in three
1 years than he did in thirteen where he
/ came from. on half as much ground.
/ We nave seen 4 number of others. both
! men ana women, and all speak in the
| same strain about Alberta They all
! iOak well and cOnteuted: even the chill
/ uren arc happy. In our drive over the
( country, IN passing the countless
! school houSeS We cond only see hap
| plness IN The faces of the little ones
/ We noticed them all we'll dressed equal
Il not better than The same class Of
| children in the state OF Minnesota.
he wheat that is raised here is just
/ beautiful. the kernel full and plump
and may well be termed golden gain
yielding 81 70 - bushels to the acre.
This statement i not from one farmer
but from hundreds who tell the same
tale. Oats yield from 90 10 100 bushels
TO the acre, barley from 40 10 GO bush
els and potatoes from 500 to 400 bush
els to the acre. We have taken par
ticular notice Of the climate in regard
to the difference between this coun-
try and our own. When we left Ada.
Minnesota we were in the midst OF
real Dakota blizzard. When we ar
rived al Edmonton We found the peo-
pie on the streets still wearing sum
mer clothing. no mittens on their
hands and far less use for them. The
country is simply more than We ever
dreamed Of The printed matter sent
out by the government does not half
tell of the grand country in Alberta
open for millions of people to make
beautiful homes for themselves. Too
much can not be said in praise. It
IS all and more than the greatest
eulOgist ever thought of giving to the
public We saw cattle and horses in
herds grazing on the prairie like in
summer time all sleek and fat. We
were informed by several farmers that
most of the stock run out all winter.
We also found the market extra good
here for beef ami pork. Hogs fetch
Az cents live weight \ three-year
old steer will bring from $40 to $45
right from the prairie. Coal and wood
are here in abundance. Coal is sold
in the town of Edmonton for 81 per
ton and farmers can secure coal at
the mines themselves for 10 cents per
load. Before closing We say to you one
and all. come to Alberta, where there
are homes for millions and a promise
for something to lay by for an old
age. We are well satisfied with this
country and as evidence have each
bought a half section of c. p. r. land
in township 50. range q west Of the
4th initial meridian. and will return
next spring To reside. Hoping this
may be of some benefit to the over
burdened farmers CO the United
States.
Sent by Floyd Dean. son Of f. s.
Dean OF Deanvilie. Mich. who is now
in Alberta and has taken up 160 acres
there.