Potosi journal., 1909-01-13
vHr NOT Own llnD7
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO
MAKE MONEY IS TO INVEST
IN WESTERN CANADA.

Deep down in the nature Of every
properly constituted man is the desire
to own some land" A writer in the
Iowa State Register thus tersely ex-
presses a well-known truth. The uues-
ton is where is the best land to he
had at the lowest prices, and this the
same writer points out in the same ar
ticle. The fact is not disguised that
the writer has a personal interest in
he statement of his case, and there is
no hidden meaning when he refers to
Western Canada as presenting great
er possibilities than any other part of
the American Continent, to the man
who Is inclined to till the soil for a
livelihood and possible competence
What interests one are the arguments
advanced by this writer, and when
fairly analysed the conclusion is
reached that no matter what personal
interest the writer may have had, his
reasons appear to have the quality of
great soundness. The climatic condi-
tions of Western Canada are fully as
good as those Of Minnesota, the Dako-
tas or Iowa, the productiveness of the
soil Is as great, the social conditions
are on a parity, the laws are as we'll
established and as carefully observed.
In addition to these the price of land
is much less, easier to secure. So, with
these advantages, why shouldn't this
the offer of Western Canada-be
embraced. The hundreds of thousands
Of settlers now there, whose homes
were originally in the United States,
appear to be-are satisfied. Once in
awhile complaints are heard, but the
Canadians have never spoken of the
country as an Eldorado no matter
what they may have thought. The
writer happened to have at hand few
letters, written by former residents of
the United States, from which one or
two extracts are submitted. These go
to prove that the writer in the Regis
ter has good basis of fact in support
of his statements regarding the excel
lency of the grain growing area of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
On the 29th Of April Of this year w.
r. Conley, OF Lougheed, Alberta, wrote
a friend in Detroit. He says: "The
weather has been just fine ever since
I came here in March, and I believe
one could find II he wanted to some
small punches Of snow around the
edge Of the lake. There is frost near
ly every morning: at sunrise it begins
to fade away, then those blue flow-
ers open and look as fresh as If there
had been no frost for week. {.
There is no reason why this country
should not become garden of Eden;
the wealth is in the ground and only
needs little encouragement from tho
government to induce capital in here.
There is everything here to build
with: good clay for brick; coal under
meath, plenty of water in the spring
lakes, and good springs coming out Of
the banks"
She Was q Real Orator.
Senator Beveridge during q recent
visit to Portland talked about oratory.
'"The campaign" he said, has given
10 oratory more remarkable for guam
tity than quality. True oratory is that
which brings results, is that which
converts an audience of supporters.
Such oratory is rare.
II have q friend whose wife, q 'suf-
fragette, IS great orator. Her
speeches from the platform are won
derful, and her husband the other
day gave me an illustration of the
efficiency of her private speeches.
IAN agent called on my wife this
Afternoon he said, and tried to sell
her a new wrinkle eradicator'
And how did the man make out?
said l.
He left in half an hour was the
answer, with a gross of bottles OF
wrinkle eradicator of my wife's own
manufacture, that he had purchased
from her."