The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28
PLEASED WITH ALBERTA.
An Excellent Report from Wisconsui
and Minnesota Delegates.

The opinion of five delegates from
Minnesota and Wisconsin. published 10y
the Edmonton Bulletin. are very com.
planetary 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 will
not return 10 the land he left. We have
seen people here from all parts of the
states and all doing well. We met a Da-
kota farmer by the name Of Mclean,
who has informed us that he has raised
more grain here in three years than he
did in l3 where he came from. on halt
as much ground. We have seen a num-
Der OF Others. both men and women. and
all speak in the same strain about Al
berta. They all look well and content
ed: even the children are happy. In our
drives over the country, in passing the
countless schoolhouscs, we could only
see happiness in the faces of the little
ones. We noticed them all well dressed.
equal If not better than the same class
OF children in the State of Minnesota.
The wheat that is raised here is Just
beautiful. the kernel full and plump
ard may well be termed golden grain,
yielding 80 to IS bushels to the acre.
This statement j. not from one farmer.
but from hundreds. who tell the same
tale. Oats yield from 20 TO 100 bushels
10 the acre. barley from 40 to 80 bushels
4 ot..11 80,
the acre.
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 We're
III the midst of real Dakota blizzard.
Nhenwc arrived at Edmonton WE found
the people on the streets still wearing
GUNNER 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 cannot be said in praise. II is all
| and more than the greatest culogist
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 in
| formed by several farmers that most of
the stock run out all winter. We also
found the market extra good here for
beef and pork. Hogs fetch age live
weight. Thrce-year-old steers will
bring from $40 TO Si5 right from the
prairie. Coal and wood are here in
abundance. Coal is sold in the town Of
Edmonton for So per ton and farmers
/ can secure coal at the mines themselves
for 7jc 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 half
section of c. l.. Il. land in township So,
range u, west of the 4th initial merid.
ian. and will return next spring to re-
side.
Hoping this may be of some benefit ia
the overburdened farmers of the United
States.
Sent by Floyd Dean. son of T.. s. Dean
of Bcanvilc. Mich. who is now in Al
berta. and has taken MP 100 acres there