The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-01-30
EVERYTHING Was FAVORABLE
o,vv HE DIDN'T MOVE TO WEST
EeN CANADA BEFORE.

~, Austin was man VINO mad
- had any previous experience in
ta,,oinr but Western Canada had al
,~rements. and he profited. He got
,o+r.rate certificate from Canadian
Government agent, and then moved.
what he says is interesting:
"Ranfurly, Alberta, May 1905.
81 n. Grieve, Esqr., Spokane, Wash
,roton,-Dear Sir: After dozen or
,,ora years of unsuccessful effort in
tho mercantile business in Western
washington, in August, 1903, decided
70 come to Alberta with a gentleman
who was shipping two cars live stock
20 Edmonton. | assisted this man
With the stock over one hundred
miles out in the Birch Lake Country,
Fast of Edmonton. Indeed how sur
rrfspd how favorably everything COM
rarad with my dream of what | want
cd 10 see in new country.
.Ija1 never had any experience in
flaming. but I was Immediately con
yertad into a farmer And from that
moment | have prospered. Selecting
\ homestead near Birch Lake, | re-
turned for wife and three small chill
drsg ana freighted out from Edmonton
IN march following year we Sh0veled
q .-.t clear of snow and pitched our
tsrt and commenced operations, at
that time we had no neighbors. -Four
wears have passed, the locality is we'll
seeded, two miles from railway sta
tu. with churches and schools, tcle-
rha.a and good road accommodations.
1--WE are enjoying the privileges
grained to any rural district in
Wasn.ngton. The Birch Lake Coun-
fry it, 10 exception, this great trans
formation is rapidly going on in every
district in Western Canada.
Il estimate that every quarter sec
ton in every direction is capable of
p,c-ucing a comfortable living for
family of ten forever. After paying
for two horses and a COW, had just
5000 to so on. Did my first plough
ilg in my life | was very awkward in
my work, but nature was glad and was
abWdantly paid for my efforts. Our
ca,I has increased to about fifty
head, which was very profitable on ac-
count Of the abundance of forage. To
farm was compelled to buy about four
hundred dollars worth of farm ma
chmery on time, and the payments fell
due last fall, and you may wonder how
l expected to pay for them when we
had such q bad year. Twas a little
bad for Western Canada or for Mis-
sourian. But is not 35 or 40 bushels
oats a pretty good yield per acre in
many States? Then the price Of
grain went out Of sight, SO when had
sold my crop l found l 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, a fork of hay until in March.
Have found the winters much more
pleasant han we did in Western Wash
ingtOn. This is strange and hard to
explain, but It's 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
boris begin to come round them.
Have 9S acres in crop this year,
besides two acres potatoes, which
have always brought me fair
Ir.o We find a ready market for
everything we produce To the Poor
Nau-Hcre is a chance to establish
Yourself To the Rich Man-iere is a
chance to buy land for $1,000 to $500
per acre which will produce more crops
than a half dozen acres of your $1,000
10 $500 per acre land. And if not
very much mistaken, this year will
prove an eye opener to those who are
a little sCeptical. The trouble with
me is that | have so much to say so
favorable to Alberta it's hard t0 be
brief Respectfully,
lSigned) "P. S. AUSTIN"
Editorial Verdict.
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