Emmons County record., 1909-02-04
EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE n
FARM LANDS.
SOUTHERN ALBERTA is
MIGHTY GOOD COUNTRY

No stronger or better evidence can
be given OF the merits OF country |
than that which comes from the t,.sti I
mofy OF the settler who has deter <
mined 10 succeed This is why We
reproduce the following letter, which
speaks for itself These people were in.
duced 10 so to Western Canada
through the solicitation of a Canadian
Government agent, who secured for
them the low sailway rates.
"Carmangay. Alta. Canada. l2-l5-'Os.
MIR. c. l,roueh,on. Canadian Gov
ernment Agency. 1886 Adams Street.
Chicago: We had audacity enough TO
tackle the proposition OF buying four
sections of land in Southern Alberta.
thirty miles east OF Clairsholm and
heading up on the Little How. and our
two boys each got "a homestead ad.
joining. We fenced three sections and
the wo honesteads. and built house.
barn, corrals and sranary. and have
since enlarged some OF these build.
ings We have broken 200 acres OF
land. which has been sowed to oats
and wheat. During the severe winter
OF two years ago the winter wheat
killed out somewhat. and our crop
Welded only ten bushels To the acre. |
but the spring wheat went ~ bushels
10 the acre. In this country We must
be- prepared for storms and cold. at
times 20 TO 30 below zero. yet on the
whole the winters are mild. and while |
there are exceptional crops. Ii is fair
to say that the average farmer can |
depend ON having yield In average
years of from 20 to % bushels To tho
acre for spring wheat and winter
wheat In our Immediate ncighborhood
yields from ~ to 80 bushels to the
acre on the average
We have now quite bunch OF
horses, over 80 In all. about $50 sheep. |
after having sold l40 for mutton this
fall. We have 20 head OF pure bred
registered Shropshire. which are
worth $40 each The average price
received for mutton sheep was $500
and "a little over Pork brings and
& cents u pound We have about 20
head OF cattle ON our ranch now,
and last winter they picked their en-
tire living from our pasture, running
TO the straw stacks for shelter at night
The increase OF land values has
been extraordinary Our land four
years ago cost us little less than
5000 an acre We have sold one sec
tion for $l5O0 but we would not sell
any more for less than S25OO per acre
as we expect the railroad within four
miles OF our ranch within the next lS
months. Southern Alberta Of West
ern Canada Is IA mighty good country
Tor any man or woman who loves outdoor
life, and who wants to get good re-
turns for their labor and Investment
We have been pleased with our
treatment from the Canadian Govern
ment, and can heartily commend South
ern Alberta as splendid country In
which to locate.
Yours very truly.
| (Signed)
JAMES s. AINSLIE AND SONS"
Many man has lost his life In try
ing to collect the living he Thought the
world owed him
Prof. Munyon says: Cure u cold and
sou prevent Consumption. His opin.
ION IL now shared by the leading
physicians Of the country. and the
wonderful cures that are being made
by Munyon's Cold Remedy have at
tracted the attention OF the whole
medical fraternity. These little sugar
pellets break up cold In "a few hours.
and almost universally prevent Bron-
chiiis and Pneumonia
A Fatal sreath.
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