The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-02-21
VOLUMES MIGHT BE WRITTEN
OF the Success That Awaits the Farm
CT in Western Canada.

The story OF wheat farming In ives
tern Canada THAT portion OF Canals
lying north OF Dakota and Montana
has been frequently told. but il viii
stand a lot OF telling. and still retain
Its touch Of interest. During the year
Just closed 277.376 persons made their
homes in Canada as compared with
2l5.sl9 for the year 1906. an increase
OF 6l.464. Those from the United
States numbered 56.55l. A writer in
Industry" recently said: To-day the
Dominion OF Canada IS Witnessing 4
-mightier movement of population
than ever stimulated a Biblical writ
-er 20 pen a chapter OF Scripture"
The same writer says. Prom the Rhine
-and the Rhone river valleys: from
the port cities OF Germany and the
farms OF the Fatherland. from the
peasant soil OF Russia. and out from
--the grimy Lancashire and over-popu-
~lated Yorkshire. the Discontinued
-and ambitious OF every CLINE are
seeking 70 take advantage OF the
Opportunities afforded by the fertile
soil and exhilaraung climate Of the
Empire OF the North
Continuing the same writer SAYS.
while a million human beings throng
the shores Of the United States every
year. the smaller number arriving in
Canada come with a more Welide-
~ined purpose The question has
been asked why do these people come
20 Canada The available land be
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific
has been exhausted. and the farmers
within that territory find that their
sons have 10 seek newer climes- Cana
da Offers one hundred and sixty acres
OF land free 10 each. This land Yields
from 20 TO 40 bushels OF wheat 10 the
acre In Southern Alberta. the winter
wheat belt OF Canada. as high as SO
bushels per acre have been harvested.
Less Yields than the one mentioned
have netted the farmer as much as
SIS per acre. There are no words that
tel the tale so effectively as those OF
the farmer himself the man who has
ploughed the fields. sowed the grain.
and with folded hands rests while
nature. bOunteous in that country. in
less than three months. placed al his
disposal hundreds OF acres 81 ripened
grain. now waiting the arrival OF the
reaper. and therefore we reproduce
the following letter.
Any agent OF the Canadian govern
nent will be pleased TO give informa-
ton regarding the district mentioned
or any OF any other that may be de-
sired
L T. Holmes. Esq.
Canadian Government Agent,
St Paul, MINI.
Dear SIR
In 1905 I located on q claim about
30 miles from the town OF Wadena.
on the Canadian Northern Railroad.
have lived on my claim most OF the
time since. / consider this TO be one
Of the best districts in the country
for grain growing. In 1906 wheat
averaged from 30 to 81 bushels per
acre on some OF my neighbors' farms.
within I miles Of my claim. Oats 20
from IS 10 100 bushels. II Is also
good country for stock. Where I am
there is plenty OF fuel HOmesteads
nearly all taken the settlement being
largely Germans. and Americans. all
wellto-do I left Wadena in Febru-
airy. 1907, returning April IS. so that
I missed part OF the winter, which the
old settlers tell me was one Of the
worst they ever saw, but there was
no suffering. as the people are pretty
well fixed. and there are no billiards
n that country. at least there never
las been known 20 be one. Wild land
sells n from $40 10 SIS; closer TO
town IL is higher.
In the summer We have all sorts
OF wild fruits very plentiful. and
never saw better vegetables, and game
Is so plentiful a man need not starve
for want OF something 10 eat Plenty
o, good water too. You need not
hesitate 70 recommend this district.
but the homesteads ere nearly all
taken. most OF the homesteaders are
living right on their claims.
tSigned), FRANK MORREY.
Remington. Sask-
Where the Trouble Is.
a Washington physician announces