The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-17
7HE LETTER WAS GENUINE
AND CONTAINED FACTS.


A short time since n letter appeared
in these columns signed by Mr., W. II.
Kinkadc, OF Alameda, AsSiniboia,
Western Canada, which caused that
gentleman TO receive a great many
inquiries, most Of them anxious 10
know II the letter was genuine. To
large number Of the inquiries answers
were sent, but II was impossible 70
reply 90 all. We take pleasure In
submitting TO our readers specimen
OF replies sent by Mr., Kinkade:
Yes, the letter dated December 20
1890, supposed 90 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.
mcnt agents prior to coming here,
did not find a single untrue state
mcnt The Canadian government Ia
an honorable one and Its agents dare
not misreprescnt this country or they
would lose their job. There Is quite
a bit OF land for demonstrating yet,
very little close to market, but main.
Is from six to twenty miles from sta.
tions The country hcreabouts IS
prairie. nearly level, slightly rolling,
~. a rough country by any means,
Homestead entries cost ten dollars;
on land that has been cancelled there
il a hyc-dollar cancellation fee extra
and in some cases an inspection fee
Of five dollars, and where the former
occupant has made any substantial
improvements there are small
amounts 10 pay for improvements.
This Is poor place for n poor man
unless he has brains and muscle and
"git and grit" but with these requi.
cites he can succeed The population
Of this part Of Assiniboia has doubled
during the past two years. There has
been as much prairie broken the past
two years as was already broken
previous TO 1895. c. J.. Il. land Todd
Aections) joining homestead land sells
at three dollars per acre. Improved
quarters within four TO Ave miles OF
town sell at 81 600 this spring. This
Is not n Garden Of Eden at all. No
man need think he can come here and
get rich In n short time without much
labor, but II he will work and be
saving he can soon be an independent
farmer tilling his own soil and get
ting good returns fer his labor.
awe burn coal, which costs VA SIS
per load al the mines which are 20
miles southwest Of W..
People with stock and machinery
should come in May, so rs 70 have all
June 10 break In. Those vino expect
20 work for wages for the first year
or two should come by the aud OF
July 10 work through harvest and
threshing and then 60 20 the coal
fields and work all winter. and by
spring he could be ready 70 improve
homestead.
~ quartcr.scction Of railway land
sells at three dollars per acre. The
interest Is all figured up and man
has about ST. 20 pay cash, and n he
breaks at least ten acres first break
ing season his s2i interest for the
first year Is thrown of and the sec
ond fall following purchase he has
eco 30 pay and then $50 10 pay for
eight more falls. which makes a total
Of s6ii the quarter costs him, includ-
inC all interest Paying for n quarter
Of land that way is like keeping life
Insurance policy paid. only II does not
take so long 10 do Il. By man home
stealing one quarter and buying an
other quarter gives him chance to
have 320-acre farm all his own and
have Il paid for in ten years and after
that he Ia sure Of an easy living II he
Is any good at all.
"sIGSEDl W H. KINKADE."