The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-09-13
A GLOWING REPORT.
f.. Indiana Man Compares Westera
canada with the United states
what Mr.. Frank Fisher, = Prom.
isent Dumkard. Has Ia Say After
Trip Through Canada.


i n. Holmes, the Agent Of the Cow
rrment stationed at indianapolis,
rnaiona. the following letter, which
..ouires no comment. IL is only nee
arv TO state that Mr.. L. Fisher,
H. writer OF the letter, is one Of the
most prominent Of the Dunkards and
man upon whose word the utmost
alliance can bc placed. His home is
!, Mexico, Indiana, and he will be
,,i..sed to substantiate verbally or
4, any other way all that he says in
his letter
Anyone desiring information apply
.o nearest Canadian Agent, whose
addresses are here given:
M McInnes. Avenue Theater Block.
ht ,ares Grieve. sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Crawford, IA west MINI street,
hnnhl,,ismin Davies. 1914 East Third
,,rset 81 Paul. MINI.
n rurrie Room ~. b. Calahans
~, an Grand avenue. Milwaukee. Wis.
pCU ] Broughton. ss7 Monadnock hrilding.
OR,e"Syo' Bennett. sol New York Life build
Dc omaha Neb
Il Rogers. WATERFOWL. S. ID.
Hartheiomew. SG Fifth street Des
NTH NJ Parker, $50 Chamber OF Com
Holmes Room G. Big Four build
lrr Indianapolis, IND c
"ifossph Young, 5iis State street. Column
tas. q
10 my many friends:
am pleased 10 make report 10
vou Of the pleasant visit my wife and
HAD in Western Canada.
We visited the territories OF Al
h.ria Assiniboia. and Saskatchewan
ana found them far surprising our
IMAGINATION. but little did | expect
~ find such rich. loamy soil, 50 much
M II. and SO uniform in its level
prairie lay. | do think the soil Of
Canada as rule equals il not ex-
Gels The finest prairie farm lands Of
Indiana. These lands are immense in
,heir richness. aud when once the
sod Is rottcd and pulyerized. il is as
pliable and as easily cultivated as In
diana sandy soil.
Western Canada. from my point Of
view offers az fino opportunities for
mixed farming as any place in my
knowledge The long. sunshiny days.
together with the yich soil. produce
very fine wheat. oats. barley. flax
aaa other cereal products. There is
scarcely any attempt to raise corn,
except early varieties for table use.
The season is too short TO depend
rpon maturing field corn. From the
standpoint OF getting this land ready
t0r the pillow. ! must say that | never
saw such a vast extent, practically
81 ready. so all that one has 10 do
Is 20 hitch up the pillow and 20 to
work This IS not the ease with all
rAc Canadian land. however: some of
i has quite bit Of timber much
~ u may be called brush land. and
some Of II has lovely forest groves.
dotted here and there. thereby COW
cring hundred and sixty acres
have no doubt but that this coun-
Try eNcels as a grazing or ranching
country. because they have such rich
grass. having an abundance Of rain
20 keep II fresh. They also have
plenty Of water streams. and as
Thle water may he reached at deDth
81 from 20 10 40 feet. From this Won
see there can be plenty of hay mown
Tor winter feeding. and have had
reliable farmers 10 tell me that their
stock will feed on hay alone. and be
ready for market in the spring. Upon
lnquiriny about the expense of rails
ing steer, a farmer replied that
ht did not consider IL would cost
any more than $500 or 5000 to de.
N,'op n three-ycar-old steer.
truly think Canada offers a fine
opening for a young man or man
VINO Is renting land in Indiana. One
hundred and sixtyacrcs Of good black
ana Will cost you only $1,000 at
'h' 'ime yon enter il. and by blowing
Hho cnltivating five acres each year
ior 'hree years, gives YOU one hun 1
1''u ana sixty acres of good land for 4
S.Vuo This land can ne bought from
'nr railroad Companies. private cor
Forauons or the Government for
s''oV 70 $500 per acre.
from financial standpoint. ! be-
''e'e mat for "A series of years (five).
F" young man can make $1,000 In
ahada' whereas he would only make
SiVo here. and feel sure that I
.F'h' more money to get my eighty
acre farm in White County, Indiana.
.u''Nated, than il would cost me to
..''Nate eight hundred acres in Can.
qua This may seem strong view
- take OF the matter. but when YOU
IN ''Ne INTO consideration the clearing,
"'cn'hg' fencing and the expensive
o'eaking in Of the stumps, and then
compare the expense to that OF land
eu,ng only the breaking. you will
.o"elude that IL is not such a wild
" exaggerated statement as you
"',eht at first think.
!, enjoyed the balmy. breezy atmos.
- watch was bracing and refresh.
!. III ana the cool nights which made
~ peasant for sleep.
= making inquiries regarding tn.
"4ers in this country learned
KY me people never suffer from
~ cold, as the weather is dry and
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