Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-28
EVERYTHING Was FAVORABLE
SORRY HE DIDN'T MOVE TO West.
ERIN CANADA BEFORE.

Mr.. Austin was a man who had
never had any previous experience In
farming, but Western Canada had al.
lurements, and he prohtcd. He got o
low.rate certificate from a Cant Ian
Governm mt agent, and then moved.
What he says is interesting:
'RaDfurly, Alberta. May 1908.
-. n. Gricvc, Esqr, Spokane, Wash.
ington-Dear Sir: After a dozen or
more years OF unsuccessful efo In
the mercantile business In Western
Washington, IN August, 1903, decided
to come to Alberta with "A gentleman
who was shipping two cars live stock
TO Edmonton. ! assisted this man
with the stock over one hundred
miles out I'm the Birch Lake Country,
East OF Edmonton. Indeed, how sur
prised, how favorably everything com
pared with my drcam Of what want
cd to see In a new country.
Had never had any experience In
farming. but ! was Immediately on.
vcrtcd into a farmer. And from that
moment | have prOspcred. Selecting
q homestead near Birch Lake, / re-
turned for wife and three small chill.
drcn and frcightcd out from Edmonton
in March following year we shOvelcd
n SPOT clear Of snow and pitched our
tent and commenced operations, AT
that time we had no nclghboIs. Four
years have passed, the locality is well
settled, two miles from railway sta.
ton, with churchc8 and schools, ,rle.
phone and good road accommodations.
Eve are enjoying the privileges
washington. The Birch Lake COun.
try Is no exception, this great trans.
formation IL rapidly going on in every
district Ia Western Canada.
Il estimate that every quarter sec
tlun In every direction Is capable of
producing n comfortable living for a
family Of ten forever. After paving
for two horses and a COW, had Just
$1,000 TO 10 on. DID my first plough.
ing IN my life. ! - very awkward in
my wOrk. but nature was glad and ! was
abundanIly paid for my efforts. Our
cattle has increased to about fifty
head, which was very profitable on &C.
count Of the abundance Of forage. TO
farm was compelled 10 buy about four
hundred dollars worth OF farm ma
6hin"ry on time. ANA the payments fell
due last fail, and yOu may wonder how
] expected 10 pay for them when we
had such a bad year. Twas a little
bad for Western Canada or for a Mis-.
TUI!ian. Bot IL not 81 or 40 bushels
oats Il pretty good yield per acre in
many States? Then the price Of
grain went out Of sight, 80 when had
sold my crop | found | was able 10
make my payments nicely, besides we
had lots Of feed. No one has any bust
ness raising cattle without growing
grain, or vice versa AS to the winters.
did not feed my cattle, excepting the
caly"g, n fork Of hay until in March.
Ilay" found the winters much more
pleasant than we did In Western Wash
inRtoY. This i3 strange and hard 10
explain, but Ills true, nevertheless, at
80 degree below zero we have more
comfort than You would AT 20 degrees
above, so hiill and dry-Tith bright,
sunny days. Ny wife says that tho
only regret she has i8 that We did not
com" here ter years ago, MS we would
now certainly have been IN n position
"a rr'ir" from hard work. Most Won
On soon bccoIn" satisfied aS neigh
bOrS begin to come round them
Ilar" IS acres In crop this year
besides two acres potatoes, which
have always brought me a fall
price. "" find a ready market fol
everything va produce. TO the Poor
Man Here IL a chance to establish
yourself 70 the Rich Man-IIcr" is
chanc" 10 bny land for 5000 TO $l5,O'
per acr" which viii produce more crop
than n half dozen acres Of your 5000
to $500 per acre land. And II no
very much mistaken, this year will
prove an eye opener to those who ar
n little sc"p'icai. The trouble will
me Is that | have so much to say 81
favorable to Alberta lis hard to b.
brief Respectfully.
(SIgncd) up. s. AUSTIN"
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