The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-12-22
COUNTRY WHOSE soIL SPELLS
WHEAT AID OUT OF. WHOSE
FARMS THOUSANDS ARE
CROWNS RICH.
WHAT PRESIDENT TAFT AND
OTHERS THINK OF CANADA. +

/ OTHERS THINK OF CANADA !.
Another Fat Year for the Canadian
West. :. \.
Our Canadian neighbors to the north
ire again rejoicing over an abundant
harvest, and reports from reliable
sources 90 to show that the total yield
II 1909 will be far above that Of any
other year. -.
It is estimated that 0.o0o. 600
will this year 60 into the pockets Of
he Western farmers from wheat
alone, another $s0.000.000 from oats
md barley. while returns from other
crops and from stock will add $40.
700, 900 more. Is 1t any wonder then
hat the farmers Of the Canadian
Vest are happy?
Thousands Of American farmers
rave settled In the above mentioned
provinces during the past year: men
who know the West and its possibili-
les, and who also know perhaps bet
:er than any other people, the best
Methods for profitable farming.
President Taft said recently In
speaking of Canada:
dly in our own country that our heads
lave been somewhat swelled with the
dea that we are carrying on our shoul-
iers all the progress there is in the
world. We have not been conscious
hat there is on the north a young
country and a young nation that is
iocking forward, as it well may, to
great national future. They have
100000 people. but the country is
still hardly scratched"
JAS ]. Hill speaking before the
Canadian Club of Winnipeg few days
lgo said:
Il go back for So years, when
:ame West from Canada. At that time
Canada had NO Northwest. A young
BOY or man who desired to carve his
OWN way had to cross the line, and
:o-day it may surprise you-one out
If every five children born in Canada
ives in the United States. Now you
are playing the return match. and the
Northwest is getting people from the
United States very rapidly. We
brought 100 land-seekers, mainly from
owa and Southern Minnesota, last
hight out of st. Paul, going to the
North West. Now, these people have
al the way from five, ten to twenty
thousand dollars each. and they will
make as much progress on the land In
,ne year as any one man coming from
he Continent of Europe can make. do
ng the best he can, in ten. fifteen, or
:wehty years."
1t is evident from the welcome
given American settlers in Canada
hat the Canadian people appreciate
hem. Writing from Southern Alberta
recently an American farmer says
I'VE are giving them some new
IDEAS about being good farmers, and
hey are giving us some new ideas
about being good citizens. They have
1 law against taking liquor into the
indian Reservation. One of our fel-
ows was caught on a reservation with
/ bottle on him, and 1t cost him $50.
One of the Canadian Mounted Police
'ound him, and let me tell you, they
ind everyone who tries to 60 up
against the laws of the country.
"On Saturday night, every bar-room
s closed, at exactly o'clock. Why?
Because 1t is the law, and it's the
same with every other law. There
sn't bad man in the whole district,
and a woman can come home from
own to the farm at midnight II she
wants to, alone. That's Canada's idea
how to run frontier; they have Ger.
.ainly taught us a lot.
ION the other hand, we are running
heir farms for them better than any
other class of farmers. I guess I
ian say this without Boosting. and the
Canadians appreciate US. We turn
out to celebrate Dominion Day; they
are glad to have US help to farm the
they know how to govern;
We know how to work"
Another farmer, from Minnesota,
who settled in Central Saskatchewan
some years ago, has the following to
,ay about the country
my wife and I have done well enough
,ince We came from the States; we can
i've anyway. We came in the spring of
1901 with the first carload Of settlers
effects unloaded in these parts and
built the first shanty between Sas-
katoon and Lumsden. We brought
With our car Of settlers effects the
sum of $500 in cash, to-day we are
worth $4,000. We proved up one
# the finest farms in Western Canada
md bought $50 acres at s. per acre. |
We took good crops OF the land for |
our year,. at the end Of which We
had $4,000 worth Of improvements In
he way CT buildings. ETC.. and had
>lanted three acres Of trees. Two
7ears ago wa got such a good offer |
hat We sold our land at $45 per acre.
rom the above you win see that We |
AVE not done badly since our ar
ival."
Prof. Thomas Shaw of st. Paul, Min
,esota. with a namber of other well |
lnown editors of American farm Jour. |
lals, toured Western Canada recently,
md In an interview at Winnipeg said |
n nart.-