Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-09
THE IMPRESSIONS OF A WOMAN.
What Woman Says About Western
Canada

What a Woman Says About Western
Canada.
Although many men have written tn
this paper regarding the prospects of
Western Canada and its great posi-
bilities, 1t may not be unintereeting to
give the experience of a woman set
tier, written to Mr.. NJ. v. McInnes. the
agent OF the government at Detroit.
Mich. II the reader wishes to get
further information regarding Western
Canada it may be obtained by writing
any OF the agents of the Government
whose name is attached to the adver-
tsement appearing elsewhere In this
paper.
The following Ia the letter referred
to:
Hilldown, Alberta. Feb. 5, '03.
Dear Sir-I have been here now
nearly FIVE years, and thought would
write you a woman's impression OF
western Canadian Alberta. There
are several ranchers In this district
who, In addition to taking care OF
their cattle, carry on farming as well;
their herds of cattle number from 100
to 200 or 300 head, and live out 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 year, but
j have seen the finest fat cattle I ever
saw that never got peck of grain
only fattened on the grass. You see
I have learned to talk farm since |
came here-farming is the great bust.
ness 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
of.
l 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 a 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 extent to damage
crops, which were a large average
yield and the hay was immense--and
farmers wore a broad smile accord
ingly.
We have good schools, the govern
ment pays 20 per cent of the expense
Of education, which is a great boon
in new country. OF course churches
Of different denominations follow the
settlements. Summer picnlcs and win
ter concerts are all well attended, and
as much. or more, enjoyed 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 flavor. its streams and lakes
tscming with fish and its prairies and
bIuffs with game, to the crowded and
stiff. state of society in the East.
would like to go home for a visit
some tihe, but not to go there to live,
even II presented with the best farm
in Michigan Beautiful Alberta, | will
never leave t.. And my verdict is only
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this country. This year believe will
add many thousands to our population.
And II the young men. and old men
also, knew how easy hhey could make
home free of all incumorsnce in this
country. thousands more would have'
settled here. would sooner have 100
acres here than any farm where
came from in Michigan. but the PEG
pie In the East are coming to knowl
edge OF this country, and as they do.
they will come West In thousands. All
winter people have been arriving In
Alberta, and I suppose in other parts
as well, which is unusual. so We ex-
pect a great rush when the weather
gets warmer.
We have no coal famine here. Coal
can be bought in the towns for 81 to IS.
according to distance from the mines,
and many haul their own coal from
the mines, getting It there for so cents
to dollar ton. Very truly yours.
(Signed) Mrs. John McLachlan.
The late ]. e. Boehm, the sculptor
once met Gladstone at a country
house, and was immensely impressed
by the extent and diversity of the
statesman's knowledge, as revealed ir
his conversation. Boehm was still full
of the subject when the morning ar
rived for Carlyle's sitting for bust,
and to the philosopher the sculptor
poured forth his admiration for Glad
stones intimate acquaintance with
subjects so far apart as gardening and
Greek. Carlyle listened for time In
scornful silence. Then he said: "And
what did he say about your work.
"oh, nothing" said Boehm; he doesn't
know anything about sculpture" "Of
course" growled Carlyle, of course.
and he showed his knowledge about
things that you didn't understand. No
doubt IL you asked Blackie he'd say
that Gladstone knew nothing abou.
Greek and the gardener would tell
you that he knew nothing whatever
of gardening"
Bismarck on one occasion told Sid
ney Whitman of the following incident
which ocurred when he was dining