The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-26

"o"eersai Hiehness Of the Soil q
western Canada na~ Turned the
Tide Of sigration.

Inc great strides which Western
sahada IL making. and the wonderful
richness Of the soil. is creating con-
siderable excitement, not only in
lanada, but In the United States and
ureat Britain. The large crops of
the past two years, with phenomenal
yields, have enacted movement TO-
WARDS the west, which will not be
checked until every available home
stead Is taken. The Edmonton Bull
letin, one OF the "farthest north"
newspapers, in recent article ON
the Northwest as wide and opeu
held, says: There must be fertile
soil, there must be a suitable climate.
there must be the possibility Of build
ing up a modern civilization; and the
conditions must be such that labor
can reach the land; or in other
words, land must he cheap. The
Canadian Northwest contains the
largest unbroken area Of country on
the continent. or in the world fulfill
ing these conditions. In its thou
sand miles of plain which stretches
from the Lake Of the Woods to the
Rocky Mountains Canada is able 10
oher land to the landless of the con
uneni, and of the world. This year
us02). the only complaint, over al!
the vast stretch of territory, of the
farmers and ranchers, is that the
railways have not sufficient rolling
stock to move to market the returns
OF the past season
The area under crop in Western
Canada in 1902 was 1,9s7.33O acres
Yield 1902. III .922, 75i bushels. Wealth
waits on industry in Canada. There
is Plenty of Room.
Prices have advanced in Western
canada so per cent. in the last two
years, and the upward movement
seems still on. The migration into
Canada is becoming notable. Some.
BODY has estimated that $4,000 acres
of Canadian land are sold a day to
people from the United States.
Whatever doubts there have beer
as 10 the suitability of the Canadian
Northwest for settlement. those
doubts have been set at rest by the
successive yields of previous years,
and by the browning glory of the
past year (9o2), which gives solid
assurance as 10 possibilities that
would not otherwise have been be-
lieved. The fact Of the grain produc-
tion Of the past season in Manitoba
and the Northwest, 117.922.7 bush
els from 1,9s7,330 acres, ard that q
certain number of farmers have pro-
duccd greater value of wheat. oats,
and cattle for sale than any other
equal number anywhere else in the
known world. is the best possible an
swer TO the question: "Is there
wealth in the Northwest" Not only
in the Northwest but in the whole
country has there been prosperity.
The Canadian Northwest is not ali
alike in its production. Wheat grow
ing is the speciality Of one part, cat |
lie ranching Of another. and mixed
the growth of grain and |
live stock together-of still another. |
Speaking roughly, the southeastern
parts of the Territories and Manito ba
nre wheat growing; the southwest |
ern part Of the Territories is ranch
ing, and the northern part Of the
Territories is mixed farming. Differ
ences of soil. climate, and other con-
litions are the causes of these differ
ences in agriculture in the various
sections. But il is safe to say tina.
no other area Of the world is there
n equal possibility OF the production
# wealth from the soil. whether by
'ne branch of agriculture or another.