Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-28
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ERN CANADA I y BEFORE: a
M n. Austin was q man who hal
q never had: any previous experience /,
's:sa Canada. had q.
8 lurements, and he profted. He got ];
low-rate certificate from a Canadian
Government agent, and then moved
What he says is interesting: ~
Ranfurly. Alberta, May 1908.
NJ rieve, Esqr., Spokane, Wash
ing ton. Dear Sir: After a dozen OF
more years Of unsuccessful effort In
the mercantile business in Western
Washington, In August, 1903, decided
to come to- Alberta with gentleman
who was shipping two cars live stock
to Edmonton. assisted this man
with the stock over one hundred
miles outsin the Birch Lake Country
East OF Edmonton. Indeed, how sur.
prised, how favorably everything com.
pared with my dream Of what want
ed to see In new country.
Had never had any. experience in
farming, but / was Immediately con.
verted into a farmer. And from that
moment ] have prospered Selecting
homestead near Birch Lake, re-
s turned Tor wife and three small chill.
i dren and freighted out from Edmonton
In March following year we shcveled
Il 2 spot clear4of snow and pitched our
tent and commenced operations, at
that time we had no neighbors -Four
years have passed, the locality is well
ettled, two miles from railway sta
L ton, With churches and schools, tele-
phone and good road accommodations.
We are enjoying the privileges
granted TO any rural district Sin
Wasfington. The Birch Lake Coun-
try Is no exception, this great trans
formation ts4rapidly going on in every
4 district in Western Canada.
= estimate that every quarter sec.
ton lin every direction is capable OF
producing q comfortable living for q
FAMILY OF ten forever. After paying
Tor two horses and COW, had just
1900 to go. on. Did my first plough.
Ing IN my life. ] was very awkward in
my work, but nature was glad and was
abundantly paid for my efforts. Our
cattle has Increased to about fifty
head which was very profitable on 'ac-j
count TOT the abundance of forage. To
farm was compelled to buy about four
hundred dollars worth Of farm ma
chinery on time, and the paymentsfells
due last fall, and you may wonder how
q expected to pay for them when we
had such a bad year. Twas a little
bad for Western Canada or for a. Mis-!
sourian, But Is not 35 or 40 bushels
oats pretty good yield per acre in
many States? Then the price Of
grain went out of sight, SO when had
sold my crop found was able to
make my payments nicely, besides we
had lots OF feed. No one has any busi-
ness raising cattle without growing
grain, or vice versa. AS to the winters.
did not feed my cattle, excepting the
calves, fork OF hay until In March.
Have found the winters much more
pleasant than we;tiid In Western, Wash
tngtons This is strange and hard to
explain, hut tbs true, nevertheless, at
40 degrees below zero we have more
comfort than you would at 20 degrees
above, SO still and dry--with bright,
sunny days. My wife says that the
only regret she has Is that we did not
come here ten years ago. as we would
now certainly have been in a position
to retire from hard work Most wom-
en- soon become satisfied as neigh
bors begin to come round them.
Have 50 acres In crop this year,
besides two acres 4 potatoes, which
have always brought me fair
price. We find ready market for
everything we produce. To, the Poor
Man Here Is q chance to establish
yourself 10 the Rich Man Here is a,
chance 10 buy land for $1,000 to s15.O0I
per acre which will produce more crops
than q half dozen acres OF your $4,000.
to $3.50 per acre land. And II not
very much mistaken, this year Will
prove an eye opener to those who are
3 iiltIeS scepticai. "a ne trouble with
me Us that 4 have SO much to say so
favorable to Alberta tits hard to be
brief Respectfully,
lsigned) aP. s. AUSTIN
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