Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-12-30
DEVELOPMENT OF
CENTRAL CANADA
THE STORY OF BIG v,r,
GRAIN COMES FROM EVERY "
SECTION.

When the man in the sto.
told that he could get 1e0 WAS was
land in Central Canada 1l'es OF
the provinces of Manitoba gaa .'ip..aing
wan and Alberta-that under $50 ,'',gue'
ton would produce from % to on Iva
els OF wheat to the acre. or 10 susa'
to oats the yield would he An 1teuea
bushels, he was skeptcal Tho y. 80, ~
story was told the man who wisba ..,'' ~
get nearer to existing lines 80 70
way, and was only asked IN mo-. a..
to $l2 an acre. But many tried w 4,
some one plan and some another nv ~
man who accepted the 100 acres a. ~
free gift, as homestead. ana
willing to put in the reouirad r.s
dence duties Of three years hoe 80.
farm worth from fifteen to tua 49,"
dollars an acre. The man who cba.,
to purchase, and did so, took nm I,s
residence just the same. He has Las
that, in many cases, is worth t,,,s1
the money he paid for It, Both bovo
found that the story Of splendid vielas
was verified. They have had crons
exceeding that promised; thew has
seen oats that yielded 100 bushels -
the acre, and have grown wheat tbs,
averaged 40 and as high as so bushels
to the acre. Their wheat was not +.
81 h. to the bushel article but 60 ana
SO lbs. They have seen within tbo
past year or two trunk lines Of rail.
way constructed through their distrio,
and throwing out branch lines to tba
gates of their farm. They have seen
schools established in their neigh.
bourhood and the Government con.
tributing largely to their expenss
Churches have been erected. village.
have been established, towns have
sprung into existence and cities ara
rapidly springing up, as if the magic
hand of some unseen coniurer was M
work. But it was not; it was the le.
Ultimate offering of the wealth of the
field which made all these things come
about, naturally, and easy. The pral
RE that three years ago was merely
prairie, patch of brown, just waiting
for the ploughman, is to-day dotted
with titled farm7 and splendid homes
The line of elevators with their glis.
tening metalled f1reproof sides and
roofs, indicate the location Of the
town and the railroad. There is the
glow of newness about it all, but the
elevator, the splendid store buildings
and the comfortable hostelres denote
wealth, beyond that of the strength
of the man who fashioned and built
them but the wealth of the soil, which
means that the newness win be fol.
lowed by steady growth. The writer
recently was passenger over the
Grand Trunk Pacific, the latest fac
tor in this great marvellous field Of
development. The rapidity with which
towns were being built up, the farm
steads occupied, was something ever
his experienced eye had not LOOKED
for. Everywhere along the line
this new transcontinental was the as
tinguishing mark of progress. Thee
was not a mile of the length Of ths
road from Winnipeg to Edmonton and
west that did not bear token OF us
ability to pay tribute to the revenue
of the road. Mention is made OF this
line, not because it is the last 10
the field, but because It IS one OF the
best built roads on the Continent and
90 40
of an excellent country. It is wen
operated, and already has gone INTO
active service as another means Oh
making Ii possible to secure more
speedily transit from the grain heias
to the shipping centres. II had 0eeu
the intention in this article to nave
spoken of some Of the yields OF gram
that have made the farmers OF zen
trail Canada contented this year, Dl'
space will not permit, so that delisnt
full task will be taken up IN aho'u'.
issue. In the meantime 1t Wouiu W
well for the reader, If he is interest
ed. to put himself in touch with some
official of the Canadian GoTeIillloI'
and get information that might pc uss,
full in making a selection for nOH.
in Central Canada and become OIe
OF those who will be instruments -
building up a great country 70 'l
north. In doing so, you VIII o7 a.
sisting the United States. IN e.
years time the United states WI" y
a wheat importer Canada viii guy
ply the wheat and you will be on' u
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