The Columbus journal., 1910-12-28
THE cEe SP scA,,AbA
rEs GROWTH IN TEN YEARS
PAST.

Y
| PAST.
| A census of the Dominion OF Canaca
will be made during 1911. II viii
show that during the past decade
remarkable development has taxea
| place, and. when compared WIN 'Ns
population. q greater percentage OF IN
crease in industries Of all kinds tnaa
has ever been shown by any country.
Commerce. mining. agriculture and
railways have made a steady marcn
| onward The population will be con
siderably over 100000. Thoussnds
Of miles of railway lines have been
construction since the last census ~as
taken ten years ago. This conssru0'
ton was made necessary BY the open
ing up of the new agricultural d.
tricts In Western Canada, In whScn
there have been pouring year altar
year an increasing number OF settSsss.
until the present year will witness
settlement Of over 100000. or uine
Jess than one-third Of the immigration
10 the United States during the same
period with it's 92.OO0.0OO Of populas
fion. Even with these hundreds q
thousands Of newcomers. the great
majority of whom 60 upon the land.
there is still available room for hun
dreds Of thousands . additional. The
census figures will therefore show .
yreat-a vast-increass In the num-
Der Of farms under occupation. a. well
As In the output Of the farms. When
the figures Of the splendid immisrar
ton are added to the natural Increase
the total will surprise even the most
optimistic. To the excellent growth
that the western portion Of Canada
viii show may largely be attributed
the commercial and Industrial growth
Of the eastern portion Of Canada. All
Canada ID being upbuilded, and In this
transformation there u taking part
he people from many countries. but
only from those countries that pro.
duoe the strong and vigorous. A.
some evidence Of the growth q The
western portion Of Canada. In asrio1k
tural industry. II = Instructive 10
point out that over 100000 home
steads of 100 acres each have beeA
transferred to actual settlers In the
past two ye1rA This means $4,000
square miles Of territory. and thsn.
when II added the 10000 160acre pre-
emption blocks. there II an additional
10000 square miles. o. . total Of a.
600 square miles, territory a. large
as the State Of Indiana, and settled
within two years. Reduced to the
producing capacity imperative ON the
cultivation restriction Of 80 acres a
cultivation ON each 16Qacre home
stead within three years, there Win
20 within . year and q half from now
upwards Of 100000 additional acres
from this one source added to the en-
IRE producing area Of the Provinces
Of Manitoba. Saskatchewan and A.
berta.
In 1901. 1t the time of the last
census Of Canada. successful agricul
ture In the Provinces Of Monitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta was IN
experiment to many. There veSe
skeptics who could not believe thaG
It vss possible TO grow thirty. forty
and even fifty bushels Of wheat to the
acre. or that - high a. one hundred
and thirty bushels Of oats to the acre
could be grown. The skeptics arc not
to be found today. The evidence o6
lhe hundreds q Thousands Of farmers
Is too overwhelming. Not only have
The lands Of western Canada proven
their worth In the matter Of raising
all tho smaller field grains. but for
mixed farming. and for cattle raising
there n no better country anywhere
The climate Is perfectly adapted to all
these pursuits as we'll n admirable
for health. The Dominion government
literature. descriptive Of the country.
ID what all that are interested should
read. Send for . COPY to the nearest
Canadian government representative.