Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-26
DOWN MISSOURI WAY.
Canad.'s Respect for LAW and Order
the subject for Favorable
Comment.

the subject for FRyOrAbt6
Comment.
Those who have visited Canada are
always impressed with the strict OBJ
servance that is given TO the laws OF
the country. and the order that is
preserved everywhere The editor of
the Gazette of Fulton, New. recently
paid visit to western Canada. lie
was so impressed with the conditions
that he saw everywhere that on his
return home he was inspired to write
as follows:
Reverence and respect for law is a
dominant characteristic of the Cana
dian people. Wherever one goes in
Canada. whether east OF west. the law
is supreme. The law is obeyed because
II is law. seemingly, and not because
violation carries penalty. Canada
enforces the law and makes every law
effective. No country is more free
than Canada In name Canada is a
dependency of the British crown. In
/ it's taxes are voted. collected and ex-
pended by the Dominion aud the pro
yinces. The nominal head of the gov
eminent is rlie governor general, APP
pointed by the English crown. Prac-
| tically his only authority is to veto
/, the acts of parliament. which he scarce
| ~ eve: exercises. Canada gives nothing
| to the support of the English govern
| mont or the English king. SHE gives
| England the advantage in trade reg,i-
4 receives the protection Of the British
/ army ana l,avv Canada enjoys he pro
lection without sharing in the OK
pense
The sale of liquor is strictly regu-
/ lated None but hotelkecpcrs may OBJ
! tain license to yend the stuff and be
| fore license can be secured an appli
cant lnust prove good character, anG
| pi.oyide 20 rooms in his tavern Tor tI!e
/ accommodation OF guests. The 'ia'
rooms close at !. O'Clock Saturday
evening and remain closed until Mon
day morning. he schools and churches
In western Canada excite admiration
Though new, western Canada is no
4 Goddess The finest buildings in ever,
town are the churches Next CONF
the school houses
Tuning to the wheat lie.h; Of west
ern Canada the editor Of the Laurie
/ lNcb.l Advocate of Sept. H. says: =
lave often thought that the rcasol
that the characters of Charles Dick
ems arc SO impressed upon the mind
of his readers is because he dwell
upon them so long and describes then
so infinitely that by the time one ha
waded through his long drawn on
stories they arc so burned into hi
brain that he can never forget then
II was this way with the Canatlia
wheat fields. Had We only seen fey
the memory OF them might have wor
away in time. but a long drawn OH
experience such as we had is sure t
leave ali incfTaceable impression
Never while we live shall we forge
the Canadian wheat fields They ca
II the 9ranarr Of the British Isnipir
anu we d''il Diilfe en-. -N1ppuV YIN
has seen their wheat fields can wondc
a, their enthusiasm
II is worth while 10 record tina
taesr fields have now been harvestc,
and in many cases yields rs high a
forty aud fifty bushels per acre hay
been marketed. While The general NJ
eragc has been away above twent
bushels per acre oats aDd barlc
have also done well, and the profit
tie pi''cs Of grains being higll baa
paid the entire cost OF The farms ,
many a farmer There is now II
acres of land given AWAY. in addltio
10 the lGO acres that the homestead
may purchase at $500 an acre Pa
ticnlars OF this as well MS the lowe.
railway rates will he given By the G;
madam government agent.