The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
THE LETTER WAS GENUINE
Aud Contained FActs-A Former Amer.
lean Settled in Western Canada

Acah settled IN Western Canada
Flooded with Inquiries.
short time since letter appeared
in these columns signed by Mr.. w. H.
klnkade of Alameda, Assiniboia, West
ern Canada, which caused that gentle
man to receive great many inquiries,
most of them anxious to know if the
letter was genuine. To large num-
Der OF the inquiries answers were sent,
put 1t was impossible to reply to ALL
We take pleasure in submitting to our
readers specimen of replies sent by
Mr.. Kinkade:
Yes, the letter dated December %,
1899, supposed to have been written
by me, which you saw in your local
papers, was genuine and contained
facts | will say of the information
received from the Canadian Govern
ment Agents prior to coming here, l
did not find single untrue statement
The Canadian Government is honor
able and Its Agents dare not misrepre-
sent this country or they would lose
their jobs. There Is quite a bit of
land for demonstrating yet very lit
tie close to market, but mainly from
8 to 20 miles from stations. The coun-
try, hereabouts is prairie, nearly
level, slightly rolling, not a rough
country by any means. Homestead
entries cost $40: on land that has been
cancelled there is a S. cancellation
fee extra and in some cases an inspec-
ton fee of SIS and where the former
occupant has made any substantial
improvements there are small amounts
to pay for improvements This is a
poor place for poor man unless he
has brains and muscle and git and
grit, but with these requisites he can
succeed. The population of this part
OF Assiniaboia has doubled during the
past two years. There has been as
much prairie broken the past two
years as was already broken previous
to 1898. c. P. R. land Todd sections)
joining homestead land sells at SO per
acre. Improved quarters within four
to five miles of town sell at $1,000 this
spring. This is not Garden of Eden
here and get rich in short time with
out much labor, but if he will work
and be saving he can soon be an in
dependent farmer tilling his own soil
and getting good returns for his labor.
We burn coal, which costs us $1.85
per load at the mines, which are 20
miles southwest of us.
People with stock and machinery
should come in May so as to have all
June to break in. Those who expect
to work for wages for the first year
or two should come by the end of July
to work through harvest and threshing
and then go to the coal fields and work
all winter and by spring he could be
ready to improve homestead.
A quarter section of railway land
sells at So per acre. The interest is all
Inquired up and man has about ST.
to pay cash. and if he breaks at least
10 acres first breaking season his S21
interest for the first year is thrown
off and the second fall following pur-
chase he has SEQ to pay and then $50
to pay for 8 more falls, which makes
total of sell the quarter costs him,
including all interest. Paying for
94arter of las az 'E-av is ''h.e keep
ing life insurance policy paid, only
it does not take so long to do it.. By
a. San homesteading one quarter and
buying another quarter gives him a
chance to have 320-acre farm all his
own and have it paid for in ten years,
and after that he is sure OF an easy
living if he is any good at all.
"(Signed w. H. KINKADE."