The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
CORN PLANNING Is
OVER
THAT CANADIAN TRIP 9H0Ul0
NOW De TAKEN.

II you had intended going to Can,
ada for the purpose Of purchasing
and On which to establish homo and
accompanying some land company.
whose holdings you proposed to look
over or to 30 up on your own account
to select one hundred and sixty acres
Of land free. you should delay no
longer. Corn planting u over. your
wheat crop II well ahead. and you
have q few weeks time before you are
required in tho fields again. Nov
make your intended trip. Reports
at hand show that the crop prospects
In Canada were never better than
they are today. The cool weather has
not affected the crop. but II anything.
It has been . benefit There has been
plenty Of moisture and those who
have had their land properly prepared
look upon this year ~ likely to Be one
Of the best they have had. A great
many are going up this season who
expect to pay two or three dollars IN
acre more than they were asked to
pay last year. Others who wish to
homestead are prepared to 90 farther
from the line Of railway than would
have been necessary last year. Still
It II worth II. SO 1t viii be with you.
Next year lands will be higher.priced
and homesteads less accessible. There
Is q wonderful tide Of immigration to
Central Canada now. It is expected
that one hundred and fifty thousand
new settlers from the United States
will be numbered by the end OF the
present year. an increase Of fifty per
cent over last year. In addition to
this there will be upwards Of one
hundred thousand from tho old coun-
try. which does not include those
who may come from the northern
countries Of the Continent. These all
intend to settle upon the land. The
reader does not require an answer to
the questions. why do they do IT,"
why are they going there In such
large numbers? Western Canada II
no longer an experiment. The fact
that one hundred and nfty million
bushels Of wheat Were raised there
last year a against ninety-five MIL
lions the year previous. shows that
the tiller Of the soil in Central Canada
II making money and II II safe to say
that he is making more money than
can be made anywhere else on the
Continent in the growing Of SIaine.
He gets good prices. he has . sure and
. heavy crop. he enjoys splendid rail-
way privileges. and he has also the
advantages of schools and churches
and such other social life n may b
found anywhere. It 10 dimcult to say
what district is the best Some are
preferred to others because there are
friends already established. The
Grand Trunk Pacific. ON its way
across the Continent, II opening up .
splendid tract Of land. which Is being
taken up rapidly. Tho other railways
the Canadian Pacific and Canadian
Northern are extending branch lines
into parts Inaccessible . couple OF
years ago. With . perfect nst~ork
Of railways covering Q large area ol
the agricultural lands It II not DIM
cult to secure q location. Any agent
Of the Canadian Government will b
pleased to render you assistance By
advice and suggestion. and . good
plan n to write or call upon him.
The Government has located these
agents at convenient points through
out the States. and their omces are
veil equipped with . full supply a
maps and literature.