The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-13
THE HAsLAM COMPANY
1t Claims the Honor OF Being the Pioneer
Extensive Dealer In Western Ca
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While most of the companies and indi-
viduals that are now supplying the Amer
lean demand for western Canadian land
are really American companies, the ]. H.
Haslam Land and Investment company Is
Canadian concern. 1t was also the first
company to begin on a big scale the bust
ness of colon1zing Canadian lands with
AmeRean settlers. Mr., J. II. Haslam,
the head of this company and a native Of
eastern Canada, saw from study of
American populations movements that the
time had come when western Canada, SO
long neglected, was bound to get a fair
and increasing share, Of the emigration
that Is constantly in progress on the
American continent. He knew that Can
ada had neither the capital nor the sur
plus population to develop and people her
west, and he knew, before yet the van
GUARD Of the present movement had
crossed the international line, that the
future of western Canada would, in many
ways, be thoroughly American. From a
deep understanding of the conditions and
a long preparation, by reading and OBJ
servation, for the direction Of such a
movement Mr.. Haslam found himself In
full sympathy and harmony with it when
it began. Being also a careful student
of American history and, thoroughly I'M
derstanding the American character, he
has never made the mistake of rubbing
the wrong way the feelings of the pio-
neer. Being thus, a. sort OF natural
friend Of the American immigrant, and
being the first in the field, he has met with
extraordinary success in marketing AS
siniboia lands. s---,C ~.
These he judiciously chose before the
rush began, and this he thinks, gave
him an advantage over those OF his COM
petitors who bought land en- bloc, getting
good, bad and Indifferent allotments. 1t
thoSo L.
ditions, to learn that in the past few
months the FIasam company has sold
more than $500, 900 worth of land.
Mr. Haslam has great faith in the future
of Assiniboia. He regards the south
eastern part Of that territorial district
as being the best hard wheat land In the
world, and it's superlativeness in this re-
spect in no way implies lack Of suitability
for other crops. The larger part Of his
lands lie in this region and are tributary
to Halbrite and other stations on the
500. Among other advantages, the has
lam company owns good Ignite coal
mine, insuring settlers cheap fuel. An
other advantage Of these lands Is that
good water may be obtained within few
feet of the surface. Still another advant-
age is that while they have direct connec-
lions with the Canadian wheat markets
and commercial centers they also have
direct connection, via the 500 line. with
MINNEAPOLIS and st. Paul. This is ar
important consideration for American set
tiers, and when both the United States
and Canada come to their senses and es'
tablish freer if not free trade across the
boundary, will be still more important.
The company has large offices In Win
nipeg and St. Paul. the latter office being
at 312 jackson street, with Mr.. Haslan
| personally in charge. The company In
vites correspondence, and urges person:
at all interested in western Canada lands
to act at once, as with the present grea
| interest and the continued bumper crops
cheap land is rapidly becoming a thing
| Of the past even in sparsely settled AS
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