Arizona republican., 1908-06-03
A MANITOBA lfHER
 PEOPLE SHOULD READ
It Tells of Hardships in the NorthIa,sd of Which the People of the Valley are Exempt.

parent by reading the letter ana colH- pairing its statements with facts well known by every local reader as apply ing to this section, that for every good thing in Manitoba that appeals to the home builder, this valley has a half dozen Inducements to offer. No doubt Manitoba is a better place for a poor man to start in life than the large cities where he has nothing but the wage grind through which to build up his future. But this valley is as far ahead of Manitoba as that country Is ahead of the congested cities where the poor man has nothing but his muscle to depend upon to conquer the world
 Another point to which attention Is called is that this letter is only one of many of similar import received by The Republican which tries III every case to make a proper answer ana as in this case, refers the correspondent to the Phoenix board of trade which is prepared to furnish up to date ir- formation at all times.
 Still another point the reader should not forget is that The Republican has a circulation and matters given public ity in it's columns are read by many people in many lands. The Repubh- cans letters come from readers all the way from the Klondike to the Gulf of Mexico and from New Foundland to San Diego by the-sea, where the gen. tie Pacific laps the sun-kissed shores of southern California. Nay more, now and again its correspondence halls from such remote sections of this ter raCtrfal Australia and St Petersburg. and all intervening way stations. To speak through The Re- publican is to speak in a way that it will be heard The effect of the home seekers edition is incalculabie ais in- stanced by The Republicans Manitoba correspondent. and though the papers are now widely disseminated the influ ence of that issue will not be dissipat- ed for years to come. It has been so with several editions of this newspa- per Following is the letter to which reference Is made, and which has been answered, the letter be- ing from w. J. Hollingshead:
 Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada.
 May 25. 1908. Editor of the Arizona Republican,
 Phoenix, Arizona
 Dear Sir: The homeseekers' edition came to hand some few weeks ago and I might just say that myself and fam fly have determined to migrate south at as early a date as we can make it con venient to do so. Truly we seemed to have lost all interest in this short-sea- soned- one-crop country. You no doubt will be surprised at this when I re- mind you that we stable and feed our stock here seven months in the year. and I am still feeding my cattle heav fly with chop, having fed about twenty head seven hundred dollars worth of feed during the past winter With this there has been a good deal of labor in- volved and not only do expenses run high here in the stable during the win ter but household and family expenses are equally as steep as we have prac- tically no income here during the win ter and the house furnishings, clothing. Especial headwear, footwear, furs and underwear being needed) much fuel l and costly provisions, all tend to make 1 our pocketbook feel light ere another crop is ours. and then, by the way ev- erybody is in fear here less the spring | lS ldlt UT we nave unt Ol l that the wheat gets frosted before cut | ting or that fall rains set in before it l is threshed or that navigation closes before wea can get it sold and shipped, | etc. and last year many had all their | fears realized and many are in adverse on account of it.
 What we get here we get by lot of labor. For instance, some of our | We have had planted since | March and we have not been able to them to the garden as yet )n account Of the weather. The hand ing of these plants in boxes or hot beds involves a lot of work and then | perhaps many of them will not mature gre fall frosts destroy and there will pc no ingathering to repay for so much ime. pains and labor. Yet, MT. Editor, n the face of all this they are Hooking | 70 this country by the thousands. From all lands they are coming and | owing to the money stringency all work seems at standstill and I fear luite a number will be in grave need
 As to the weather here in the winter t is very dry and generally clear and inc, but 1t is very cold. I am com )elled to wear two suits of good heavy voolen underwear. We have some lice weather in summer but the mos Iuitoes are terrible pest here and the beautiful long summer evenings are unenjoyable on that account.
 Well, MT. Editor. I must not tire 'ou by writing at too much length but 'ou will better understand me now when l tell you that those wonderful accounts of the Salt River Valley" in he homeseekers' edition read like fairy ales to us in this widely advertised forth country. By the way, I notice n The Republican you have oats as ong as eight feet. Mine are not sown 'et and we often have killing frost in August and always in September. luite a contrast to the valley in this $ in many other respects too num- rous to mention.
 I very much desire that some of ny friends should receive the edition -bove referred to if possible that you till have them on sale. and I enclose 'ou herewith money order, etc.