Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-05-18
THE LETTER WAS oENUlNE

THE LETTER WAS GENUINE
AnA Contained Sasts-A. Tsrnss Anss-
Issa Settled In western Caaaas
EleodsA with Inquiries.
A short time since q letter appeared
in these columns signed by Mr.. w. H.
Kinkade Of Alameda, Assiniboia. West
eru Canada, which caused that gentle
man to receive . great many inquiries,
most Of them anxious to know II the
letter was genuine. To large num-
Der OF the inquiries answers were sent.
but 1t was impossible to reply to all.
We take pleasure In submitting to our
readers q specimen Of replies sent by
Mr.. Kinkade:
Eyes. the letter dated December q,
1899, supposed to have been written
by me. which you saw in your local
papers. was genuine and contained
facts. l will say of the information
received from the Canadian Govern
ment Agents prior to coming here. l
did not find a single untrue statement.
The Canadian Government IL honor
able and its Agents dare not misrepre-
sent this country or they would lose
their Jobs. There Is quite bit Of
land for demonstrating yet. a very lit
tie close to market, but mainly from
6 to 20 miles from stations. The coun-
try, hereabouts is a prairie, nearly
level. slightly rolling, not q rough
country by any means. Homestead
entries cost SO: on land that has been
cancelled there is IS cancellation
fee extra and in some cases an inspec-
ton fee Of IS and where tho former
occupant has made any substantial
improvements there are small amounts
to pay for improvements. This IL q
poor place for a 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 IS
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 50 per
acre. Improved quarters within four
to Ave miles Of town sell at $1,000 this
spring. This is not Garden Of Eden
at all, no man need think he can come
here and get rich in a short time with
out much labor, but II 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
I'VE burn coal, which costs us $1.s5
per load at the mines, which are e
miles southwest of us.
People with stock and machinery
should come in May 80 as to have all
June to break in. Those who expect
to work for wages for the first yeal
or two should come by the end Of July
to work through harvest and threshinl
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 lane
sells at 50 per acre. The interest Is al
figured up and Q man has about 81
to pay cash, and If he breaks at leas
10 acres first breaking season his 81
interest for the first year 10 throw
of and the second fall following pur
chase he has $50 to pay and then IS
to pay for more falls, which make
q total OF $el1 the quarter costs him
including all interest. Paying for
quarter Of land that way is like keep
Ing . life insurance policy paid, onl
It does not take so long to do It. B.
q man homesteading one quarter an
buying another quarter gives him
chance to have a 320-acre farm all hi
own and have 1t paid for in ten years
and after that he is sure Of an cas-
living II he is any good at all.
| "(Signed) w. H. KINKADE."