The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-13
New DISTRICTS AND
new RAILWAYS
WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS BET.
TER CONDITIONS THAN EVER
FOR SETTLEMENT.


To the Editor - Slr:--Doubtless
many OF your readers win be pleased
20 hawi some word from the grain
fields Of Western Canada, where such
a large number OF Americans have
made their home during the past few
years It is pleasing TO be able to re-
port hat generally the wheat yield
has been good; II win average about
20 bushels to the acre. There will
be Diany cases where the yield viii go
.35 bushels TO the acre, and others
where so bushels to the acre has
been recorded. The oat and barley
crop has been splendid. The prices
OF all grains win bring to the farmers
= magnificent return for their labors.
An instance has been brought to my
notice OF farmer in the PIncher
Greek (Southern Alberta) district
where winter wheat is grown--who
made a net profit Of s19.55 per acre, or
little less than the selling price Of his
land. 30. 40. and so bushel yields are
recorded there, Tho beauty about the
lands In Western Canada Is that they
are so well adapted 10 grain.ralsIng,
while the luxuriant grasses that grow
everywhere in abundance make the
best poslible feed for fattenIng cattle
or for those used for dairying pur.
poses.
The new homestead regulations
which went into force September, 1908,
attracted thousands Of new settlers. II
Is now possible TO secure 100 acres in
addition to the 100 acres as a free
grant. by paying $500 an acre for It.
Particulars as to how 10 do this and
as to the railway rates can be Sc
cured from the Canadian Government
Agents.
The development throughout West
er Canada during the next ten years
wfll probably exceed that Of azy other
country in the worlds history" is not
the statement OF an optimistic Cana
dian from the banks OF the Saskatche-
wan. but Of Mr.. Leslie M Shaw Of
New York. ex.Secretary OF the United
States Treasury under the late Presl-
dent Mckinley and President Roose-
welt, and considered one OF the ablest
nnanciers OF the United States. "Our
railway companies sold a good deal
OF their land at from three TO FIVE dol
lars an acre. and now the owners are
selling the same land at from fifty to
seventy-fiye dollars, and buying more
up in Canada at from ten to fifteen"
The editor OF the Monticello (Iowa)
Express made a trip through Western
Canada last August. and was greatly
impressed. He says: "One cannot
cross Western Canada 10 the noun
tains without being impressed with its
fmmensity OF territory and its future
prospects. Where ! expected TO find
frontier villages there we're substan-
italy built cities and towns with every
modern convenience. Il was former
~ supposed that the climate was too
severe for Il to be thought Of as an
agricultural country, but its wheat
raising possibilities have been amply
tested. We drew from Ontario many
Of our best farmers and most progress
sive citizens. Now the Americans are
emigrating ia greater numbers TO
Western Canada Seventy-hve per
cent. Of the settlers In that good coun-
try located southeast OF Moose Jaw
and Regina are Americans. Canada
IS well pleased with them and Is ready
TO welcome thousands more"