The Forrest City times., 1903-04-10
rur IMPRESSIONS or A WOMAN
., n woman says About Western
Canada.

Although many men nave written
,bis paper regarding the prospects
~ western Canada, and its great pos
s;h;lities. it may not be uninterest-
go 20 rive the experience of a wom-
on settler, written to Mr.. Nj. V. Nc
lines. the agent of the Government
=, Detroit, Mich. If the reader
,yisbes to get further information re-
ling Western Canada it may be
ehtained by writing any of the agents
:, the Government whose name is
s,,ocbed to the advertisement ap-
nearing elsewhere in this paper.
The following is the letter referred
to:
Hilldown, Alberta, Feb'y. 5, 1903.
Dear Sir:
have been here now nearly five
Years. and thought / would write
you woman's impression of West
90 Canadian Alberta. There are
.overal ranchers in this district
who. in addition 10 taking care of
their cattle, carry on farming as
weu Their herds of cattle number
from 100 TO POO or 300 heads, and live
ont all winter without any shelter
than the poplar bluffs and they come
IN in the spring in good order. Most
of the ranchers feed their cattle part
Of the time. about this time of the
wear, but have seen the finest fat
cattle ever saw that never got a peck
OF grain-only fattened on the grass.
3ou see | have learned to talk farm
since | came here-farming is the
great business here. / know several
in this district who never worked a
day on the farm, till they came here,
and have done well and are getting
we'll off.
think this will be the garden Of
the Northwest some day, and that
day not very far distant. There has
been a great change since we came
here, and there will be greater
change in the next five years. The
winters are all anyone could wish for.
We have very little snow, and the
climate is fine and healthy. Last
summer was wet, but not to an ex-
tent to damage crops, which were a
large average yield, and the hay was
immense farmers wore a broad
smile accordingly.
We have good schools, the Govern
ment pays 20 per cent. of the ex-
pense of educati ton, which is a great
boon in new country. OF course,
churches of different denominations
follow the settlements. Summer pic
mes and winter concerts are all well
attended, and as much, or more. en-
loyed as in the East. Who would not
prefer the pure air of this climate
with its broad acres Of fine farms.
its ripping streams, its beautiful
lakes, its millions OF wild flowers. its
groves of wild fruit of exquisite
navor, its streams and lakes tenn
ing with fish and it's prairies and
blnffS with game, to the crowded
ana sim state of society in the East.
would IKE to go home for visit
sometime, but not to go there to
i've even If presented with the best
iarm in Michigan. Beautiful Alberta.
Will never leave it. And my verdict
only repetition of all who have
settled IN this country. This year, l
oeheye, will add many thousands to
our population. And if the young
men, ana old men also, knew how
easy they could make home free of
." I'icumbrance in this country,
thousands more would have settled
,ere' l would sooner have 100 acres
mere than any farm where | came
.,oin IN Michigan; but the people in
'.e East are coming to a knowledge
" inns country, and as they do, they
viii come West in thousands. All
",h'er' people have been arriving in
A''eria and | suppose in other parts
= well which is unusual, so we ex-
pee' great rush when the weather
gets warmer.
we nave no coal famine here; coal
van De bought in the towns for 50
" ~ according to distance from the
/ '"es' and many haul their own ecal
/ "a "' I've getting it there Tor
vents to a dollar ton.
,e, Very truly yours.
"'shed) Mrs. John Mel achlan.