Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-26
DOWN MISSOURI WAY.
Canada's Respect for Law and Order
the Subject for Favorable
Comment,

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
Maid 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 or west, the law
is supreme. The law is obeyed because
it is law, seemingly, and not because
violation carries a penalty. Canada
enforces the law and makes every law
effective. No country is more free
than Canada. In name Canada is
dependency of the British crown. In
fact, it is almost a third republic. All
its taxes are voted, collected and eX-
pended by the Dominion and the pro-
vinces. The nominal head of the gov
eminent is the governor general, ap-
pointed by the English crown. Prac-
tically his only authority is to veto
the acts of parliament, which he scarce
Is ever exercises. Canada gives nothing
to the support of the English govern
ment or the English king. She gives
England the advantage in trade regu-
lations and tariff laws, and in return
receives the protection of the British
army ana navy. Canada enjoys the pro-
lection without sharing in the ex-
pense.
The sale of liquor is strictly regu-
lated. None but hotelkeepers may OBJ
tain license to vend the stuff, and be-
fore a license can be secured an appli-
cant must prove good character and
provide % rooms in his tavern Tor the
accommodation of guests. The bar
rooms close at O'Clock Saturday
evening and remain closed until Mon
day morning. The schools and churches
in western Canada excite admiration.
Though new, western Canada is not
Goddess. The finest buildings in every
town are the churches. Next come
the school houses"
Tuning to the wheat fields of west
ern Canada, the editor of the Laurel
(Neb.) Advocate of Sept. II, says: Il
have often thought that the reason
that the characters of Charles Dick
ems are so impressed upon the minds
of his readers is because he dwells
upon them so long and describes them
so infinitely that by the time one has
waded through his long drawn out
stories they are so burned into his
brain that he can never forget them.
1t was this way with the Canadian
wheat fields. Had we only seen a few
the memory of them might have worn
away in time, but long drawn out
experience such as we had is sure to
leave an ineffaceable impression.
Never while we live shall we forget
the Canadian wheat fields. They call
it the granary of the British Empire
and we don't blame 'em. Nobody who
has seen their wheat fields can wonder
at their enthusiasm"
1t is worth while to record that
these fields have now been harvested,
and in many cases yields as high as
forty and fifty bushels per acre have
been marketed, while the general av-
erage has been away above twenty
bushels per acre. Oats and barley
have also done well, and the profits,
tie prices OF grains being high. have
paid the entire cost of the farms of
many a farmer. There is now 100
acres of land given away, in addition
to the 100 acres that the homesteader
may purchase at $500 an acre. Par
ticulars of this as we'll as the lowest
railway rates will be given by the Ca
madam government agent.