The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-04-10
rHE IMPRESSIONS OF A WOMAN
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Co this paper regarding the prospects
OF Western Canada, aud it's great pos
tibilitics, IL may not be unintcrcst-
ing to give the experience Of a wom-
al settler, written TO MIR. NJ. V. Nc
lines. the agent of the Government
al Detroit. Mich. II the reader
wishes to get further information re-
Carding Western Canada II may DO
obtained by writing any Of the agents
OF the Government whose name 10
attached to the advertisement APP
pcaring elsewhere in this paper.
The following Is the letter referred
TO:
llilldown. Alberta, fcb'y. s. 1909.
Dear Siri
! have been here now nearly FIVE
years, and thought I would write
you a woman's impression Of West
crn Canadian Alberta. There nrs
several ranchcrs In this district
who, In addition to taking are Of
their cattle. carry on farming as
well. Their herds OF cattle number
from 100 To 200 or 300 heads. and live
out all winter without any shelter
than the poplar bluffs and they como
In In the spring In good order. Most
Of the rnnchcrS feed their cattle part
Of the time, about this time OF tho
year, but | have seen the finest fat
cattle ever saw that never got n peck
OF grain-only fattcncd ON the grass.
You zee | have learned Ia talk farm
sincc ] came herc-farmlng Is the
....a l.aG-a -
IN this district who never worked Q
day IN the farm. TIL they came here.
aud have done well and are getting
well OFT.
! think this will he the garden Of
the Northwest some day. and that
day not very far distant. There has
been n great change since we cnme
here, and there will he a greater
change In the next five years. Tho
winters are all anyone could wish for.
We have very little snow, and tho
climate Is fine and healthy. Last
summer was wet, but not To an CT.
tent to damage crops. which were Z
large average yield. and the hay wa,
immcnsc-and farmers wore n broa.
smile accordingly.
We have good schools. the Govern
ment pays 10 per sent. of the ex-
pcnsc Of education. which IL n great
boon In n new country. or course,
churches Of different denominations
follow the settlements. summer pic
mics and winter concerts are all well
attended, and ms much. or more. en-
joycd ~ In the East. Who would not
prefer h pure air Of this climate
with it, broad acres Of fine farms,
Its ripping streams. lts beautiful
lakes, its millions ~ wild flowers, IL.
groves 81 wild fruit Of exquisite
flavor, It's streams and lakes ,.cm-
Ing with fish aud Its pruiries and
bluffs with game. Ia the crowded
aud stin state OF society In the East.
j would like To go home for a visit
sometime, but not % go there to
I've. even II presented with the hest
farm In Michigan. beautiful Alberta,
j viii never leave II. Aud my verdict
IL only n repetition Of all who have
settled In this country. This ycnr, I
believe. will add many thousands to
our population. Aud N the young
men. and old men also, knew how
easy they could make u home free Of
oil incumbrnncc In this country,
thousands more would have settled
lere. ! would sooner hny. 100 ncr.s
here than my farm where l came
from in Michigan; but the people In
the East are coming To n knowledge
or this country, and M they do. they
VIII come West In thousands. All