The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-20
A COUNTRY THAT IMPROVES ON
ACQUAINTANCE.

crop Conditions in Western Cannd.
Were Never Better than They Are
To-day.
In order to secure the attention OF
the reade 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 II 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 VIII discuss in the briefcSt way
Western Canada and it's possibilities
Tor 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 were
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
the United States, who have made
Western Canada their home, who have
taken advantage Of the 100 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 by the government
agents. They have produced from
their lands twenty, thirty. forty and
more bushels OF wheat to the acre, ami
netted profits ranging from three to
ten and more dollars on every acre
TILED. They have found the climate
rully as good as they We're told it
would be. schools We're convenient and
easily organized. railways were not
FAR distant, and markets close ut
hand. The social conditions were such
as they chose to make them. and law
and order We're observed. Many of
them bought land, because it was low
priced and good. and hundreds of cases
could be cited where the purchase
price o! the land vas paid out of the
frst crop. The writer knows of eases
this year where the farmer. as Il re-
suit OF the yield OH his farm, WAS put
IN a position that would enable him
10 increase his holdings three extra
acres for every acre cropped and pay
cash for 1t. Is 1t any wonder that one
grows enthusiastic when spcakin.
about Western Canada?
But what may he said of this wear.
we are now In a position to speak re
garding 1t. The conditions throughout
Manitobn and the new provinces of AL.
berta and Saskatchewan have been re
markably favorable. Had conditions
been no better than in past years. there
would have been every cause FOR con.
graduation. We find. though. all pre-
Nlous records broken. and that from
! Il fnur million acre crop of wheat there
VIII be one hundred million bushels oi
Il yield. or % bushels to the aero
Goulu anything better be desired: Gov
erlng the entire country the sam,
splendid reports are being received
The following dispatcl, was sent b,
Mr.. Il. w. Thompson. Vice president
OF the Osilvie Milling Co.. one of thu
most careful grain men in America:
Have just returned from GOVERN.
several hundred miles of the / dis
"trict. | never saw anything like it ii
this country before. The average
yield and quality far exceeds on
earlier expectations. 1t is an i'm
'mense crop. The weather is extreme
"ly favorable" Up to three weeks az,
1T was Mr.. Thompson's opinion tia
the crop would not reach general ex
pectations.
r. w. Thompson sends another tcle
gram from Winnipeg tonight, sayin:
that his estimate of the wheat crop i
now II hundred million bushels. Re
fore he went west he thought 1t wou!,
full considerably short of that figure
The moral of this story is that tlier
should be III hesitation in making il de
cislon If you wish to better Your con
ditlOn: or. II you hnyeya family of boy
that you wish to become settled %
farms, 1t Is II safe proposition to cal
upon the nearest authorized CANDIDA
government agent, and get particular
as to most suitable districts aud raj
way rates. Fl
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