The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-01-29
EyBlYIul Vas FAVORABLE
aoaav M DON'T MOVE TO WEST.
eRW CANADA BEFORE.

II. AuUein vas . man who had
osver ha1 any previous experiences In
anrninG bst Western Canada had al
larsmsats. and he profted. He got
Isv-raee certificate from . Canadian
Oovernmsat agent. and then moved.
Whist ~ says 10 interesting:
-Rmfuriy. Alberta. MAY 1908.
y. n. Crisve. EsQr.. Spokane. Wash.
angtoa.-Dear Sir: After q dozen or
nors years Of unsuccessful effort In
- nsreantile business In Western
WasAingtoa. in August. 1903. decided
b eo0s 70 Alberta with . gentleman
vAo vs. shipping two cars live stock
% Eamonton. I assisted this man
With lie stock over one hundred
niIss out in the Birch Lake Country.
East Of Edmonton. Indeed. how sur
prissd. how fsyorably everything COM
pared with my dream Of what I want
ID 10 80 In . new country.
Had never had any experience In
farming, but ! was Immediately con-
vertsd into . farmer. And from that
moment ! have prospered. Selecting
Q homestead near Birch Lake. I re-
turned for wife and three small chill
lren and freighted out from Edmonton
In March following year we shoveled
Q spoe clear Of snow and pitched our
tent and commenced operations. At
that time vs had no neighbors. Four
ysars have passed. the locality Is well
~~Aap>a 49, ~,sna, from raif~av ofa.
ton, with churches and schools. tele-
phone and good road accommodations.
We are enjoying the privileges
granted to any rural district In
Washingtoa- The Birch Lake Coun-
Try b no exception. this great trans.
formation 10 rapidly going on In every
district In Western Canada.
Il estimate that every quarter sec.
tioa b svsEy direction ID capable Of
producing . comfortable living for .
family q ten forever. After payins
for two horses and . COW. had just
11o.0e 70 60 on. Did my frst plough
ing Il ny life. l was very awkward In
~ worn. bat nature was glad and was
abandantly paid for my efforts. Our
cattle Aas increased to about fifty
AsaA. which was very profitable on &c.
eosnt a the abundance Of forage. To
barn Wa compelled to buy about four
hundro0 dollars worth OF farm ma,
chinesy o. time. and the payments fell
ass last tall. and you may wonder how
I expected to pay for them when VI
bad such . bad year. Twas a little
bid for Western Canada or for Mis-
sourian. But ID not IS or 10 bushels
eats . pretty good yield per acre In
many 8tates? Then the price o1
grain went out Of sight. 30 when had
sold ny crop I found was able 4
naks ny payments nicely. besides VI
had lots Of feed. No one has any busi
ness raising cattle without growing
grain, q Vice versa. A. to the winters
did no& fesd my cattle. excepting tn
calves. . fork OF hay until In March
Have found the winters much NOR
pleaaant than Ne did In Western VAST
ington- This 10 strange and hard /
explain. but It's true. nevertheless. q
- degrees below zero We have NOR
comfort than you would at 20 degree
above. % still and dry-with brigh
ssnay days. Ny wife says that tn
Only regret she has Is that We did nc
coms here ten years ago. a. we woul
nov certainly have been In q positio
% retire from hard work. Most won
- sooa become satisfied as neigl
bo1 begin to come round then
Have % acres In crop this yea
besides two acres potatoes. whic
have always brought me q IA
price. We hnd = ready market "a
everything We produce. To the Poe
Man-Here 10 q chance to establis
yourself To the Rich Man-Here In
chance 10 buy land for $1,000 to $3.50
per acre which will produce more CROP
than . half dozen acres Of your $500
10 S7s0O per acre land. And II NJ
very much mistaken. this year wi
prove an eye opener TO those who al
q little scspsicai The trouble vii
mo b that I have 80 much to say
favorable to Alberta it's hard TO
brief. Respectfully.
(Sigredl "P. s. AUSTIN"
Theology and Science.