St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-28

Weld. Horses and cattle feed on the
plains the year round.
North of Saskatoon, which is IN tie
heart OF Saskatchewan, above Prince
Albert. the timber lands are found. Inns
is a part of the forest belt, 1000 miles
long and 200 miles wide. This lumber
will plav an important part in the de-
velopment of Saskatchewan. and what
| annlies to Saskatchewan will apply to
| Alberta.
To the southeast and northwest OF
Prince Albert, along the central part, in
a northweserlv direction, through to
Edmonton and to the Pacific coast, is
the greatest amount of railroad building
being done at present on this continent.
There will be three transcontinental lines,
one of which is already built through,
the Canadian Northern; and another
almost to the Alberta line, the Canadian
Pacific, and tie Grand Trunk PacIhc,
which will extend from ocean to ocean,
will be completed through the Saskatche-
wan next summer. The main line OF the
Canadian Pacific passes through the
southern part and numerous branches
and connections have been made along
the eastern and east central part.
With these great railroad facilities OF
the present, and the greater OF the future,
furnished by three separate corporations,
it is easy to see how such advantages
will produce a development OF the
country's marvellous, natural resources,
such as, perhaps, the world has never
seen.
New towns are spriuging up along the
lines of railroad with a rapidly that is
astonishing.
Along ali the lines of railroad, at the
present rate of immigration to these
parts, all desirable lands will soon be
| occupied and in use; in fact, today, where
last wear was wild prairie, one may ride
for miles through wheat feds stretching
far and wide on every side. And such
wheat fields Field after field has been
seen that yielded 40 bushels per acre,
and innumerable fields that yielded net
profit of SIS per acre. This on ten
dollar an acre land should set the
shrewd New England farmer thinking OF
the possibilities OF this country.
Not only by farming operations are
men acquiring wealth, but the natural
increase in the value of their lands is
making fortunes for these owners.
Here is an instance-two years ago
party bought homestead for $500.
| The first of last year be was offered
| $4,000. 10 November he refused $4,000,
and in January OF this year he turned
down an offer of $12 900.
| IT. Il &c e;,1, In RI that nj
the United States. 1t has its common
schools. as we'll as graded and high
schools and colleges. The government
literally supports all public schools, the
cost to the settler being from three to
eight dollars on an average. Two Sec
tons or one.eighteenth of all land in
each township is set apart for school
purposes. This will provide in the future
a handsome fund for educational pur-
poses. Nowhere is education more
highly priced than in Canadian West.
The facilities for attending church are
very good, each denomination being
repre- sented.
Meetings are being held in school
houses, while suitable churches are being
erected in the new settlements. In the
; older settlements some OF the best church
edi6ces on the continent have beer
erected. All the leading fraternal or
CARNATIONS are represented lodge meet
ings of different societies are held al
through the country.
The country is organized alons
political lines, the same as in the United
States; the people elect their representa-
tives to the Parliament at Ottawa, th
capitol of the dominion, and to tn
provincial assemblies of the various
provinces which correspond to our stat
legislature. Each province has an execu
tive ficer, corresponding to the govern
ors of our states, premier Of her owl
choosing; is the administrative officer o
Canada. Canada pays no tribute t.
England, but is in every sense republic
Law and order is maintained b,
Canadian mounted police; life and prop
erty are as safe there as in New England
rich and poor are equal before the Law
and no instance has been known where
wealth or position have shielded
violater of the law.
Horace Greedy said go West younl
man; the last West is the Canadian
West,