Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26
A COUNTRY THAT IMPROVES ON
ACQUAINTANCE.

We're Never Better than They Arc
To-day.
In order to secure the attention Of
the reader to any special article that
is brought before the public it is often
the custom to lead the reader on by
the Introduction of an interesting story
until by IL bold jump he is intro
duced to the subject that it is desired
shall be brought to his notice. This
is not fair to the reader. and it is not
the intention to do that in this article.
1t will discuss in the briefest way
western Canada" and its possibilities
for settlement. For the past six or
seven Years the government of the
Dominion of Canada has talked of the
resources of Western Canada to the
readers of this and thousands of other
papers throughout the United States.
The quality of the soil WAS spoken of.
the large area of fertile lands WAS
discussed. the possibilities OF the coun-
try as Il grain-growing district We're
talked of. and the story of the sue
cess Of farmers from the United States
was told. The story is not yet an old
one. The two hundred thousand from
h United States. who have made
Western Canada their home, who have
taken advantage of the l6O acres Of
land that the government gives free
to actual settlers are telling the story
to-day to their friends. They have
proven the statements made through
these columns. and 10y the government
agents. They have produced from
their land. twenty. thirty, forty and
more bushels of wheat TO the acre. and
Melted profits ranging from three to
ten and more dollars on every acre
titled. They have found the climate
fully as good as they We're odd it
would be. schools We're convenient and
easily organized. railways We're not
far distant. and markets close ut
hand. The social conditions were such
as they chose TO make them. and law
and order were observed. Many of
them bought land. because it was low
priced and good. and hundreds of cases
could be cited where tie purchase
price of the land was paid out of the
first crop. The writer knows of eases
this @ where the farmer. as n re-
suit of the yield on his farm. WAS put
in Il position that would enable him
to Increase his holdings three extra
acres for every acre cropped and pay
cash for it. Is it n wonder that one
grows enthusiastic when speaking
about Western Canada:
But what may he said of this year:
We are now in Il position To speak re.
garding it. The conditions throughout
Manitoba and the new provinces of Al
berta n saskatchewan have been re
markably favorable. Had conditions
been no better than in past wears. there
would have been every cause Cor CON
graduation. We find. though. all pre-
vious records broken. and that from
II -four million acre crop of wheat there
will be n hundred million bushels OF
a yield. or % bushels To the mere
Gould ANYTHING better be desired: Coy.
ering the entire country the same
splendid reports are being received
The following dispatch S..s sent by
MIR. +. w. Thompson. Vice prcSiden,
Of the Ogilvie Milling Co. one of tn,
most careful grain men in America:
Have just returned from GOVERN.
several hundred miles of the crop dis
"trict. never saw anything like it il
this country before. The av"-a-.
yield and quality far exceeds oul
earlier expectations. 1t is an i'm
"mense crop. The weather is eNtremr
"ly favorable" Up to three weeks ~,
it was MIR. Thompson's opinion th:i
the crop would not reach general ex
, pectations.
+. w. Thompson sends another tele
gram from Winnipeg tonight. sayin:
that his estimate of the wheat crop il
, now one hundred million bushels. BE
fore he went west he thought it woul'
fall considerably short of that tigilr,
!. The moral of this story is that Their
should he no hesitation in making Il de
cision il gov wish TO better your coi,
dition: or. if you have IL family of boy
that Won wish to become settled %
farms. il is Il safe proposition to caI
upon the nearest authorized Canada
government agent. and get particular
as to most suitable districts and raj
way rates.