Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
ASEEE RUSH TO CANADA
Exodus Of Americans to Northland on
Steady Increase. =
HOMES SOUGHT ON FERTILE FARMS
Lure of Cheap Land In strong and
Attracts Many HOmeseekers-
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Country.

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Z & ho exodus Of our good citizens to Can
ada Is steadily increasing. and another
wave OF emigration from the United States
TO Mexico has set in. 1t is estimated that
not less than 5000 heads Of families, most
OF them successful farmers, expatriated
themselves in 1903 and took up homes under
the British flag. All of them had money,
probably none had less than $1,000. SO that
at least sJ0JOOo,OOO OF good American coin
was taken from this country and invested
in Canadian property. The lure Of cheap
land Is strong and as long as the Can
adian northwest offers its virgin prairies
TO homeseekers at low prices, the rush of
settlers Is likely to continue. Land values,
however. have steadily risen, and with
the passing OF Canadian lands selling at
50 to SIS per acre II is probable that the
opportunities for in our W
west may prove sufficiently attractive to
stem the northwest tide.
A complaint often made by homeseekers
is that there is a lack OF mi con-
corning the available public domain in the
several western states. Our remaining pub
lie lands, exclusive of Alaska and our
1 island possessions. consist OF about s7O.OO.-
900 acres. Much Of this is mountainous
and a good deal OF It is arid and worthless
without Irrigation. There are, however.
bENEA1A ~ ~ W u eNAAA ~ anu
open to settlers in tracts of 800 acres each,
located where new methods OF cultivation
and scientific planting have enabled the
skilled and energetic farmers TO overcome
the deficient rainfall These are being
rapidly taken up.
Irrigation Works.
The completion OF successive units on a
number Of the large irrigation works OF
the government is making available choice
farms in several states. To meet the de.
mand for information concerning these
lands. the reclamation service has issued
descriptive pamphlets which are mailed or
request by the statistician. United State.
reclamation service. Washington. d. C
AT the present time excellent opportunities
exist on a number Of projects. The mum.
Der and size of farms open to entry, cost
of water right. and the cash payment re-
CURED are given herewith.
On the Belle Fourche project, South Da
kota, there are sixty farms containing
from forty to eighty acres each. The water
right charge is only $50 per acre, and TIN
first payment required in advance is Ss.A
per acre, the balance being payable IL
nine annual instruments without interest.
The Huntley project. Montana, offers tC
homestead entry 24 farms. averaging forty
acres each of irrigable land. The cost o
water TlBul 10 cav per acre. III dQultlOn. u
which 81 per acre must be paid for IN,
land. The initial payment is $40 per acre
the balance being payable in nine equa
installments without interest.
The Shoshone project, Wyoming, hal
available 257 farms averaging forty Il
eighty acres each Of irrigahle land; waite
right charge. 346 per acre. payable one
one-tenth down. balance in nine equal an
nual instaiments. Z
Sun River Project.
Sun River project. Montana; Eighty.
five farms vacant, averaging eighty acre,
each Of irrigabie land, water right charg,
$50 per acre. maintenance and operation, 5
cents per acre; first payment $3.50. baIanci
in nine equal annual installments withou
interest.
Umatilla project, Oregon: Seventy farm
not yet taken. averaging twenty to fort,
acres each OF irrigable land; water RICH
charge $50 per acre, maintenance an
operation, SLSo per acre. First payment
S10.s0 per acre. balance in seven annua
instaliments without interest.
The above farms are located In settle,
agricultural districts. Neighbors are plen
tiful. transportation facilities are good
towns are near. with stores. schools an
churches. On several OF these project:
eight farm houses are located along eacI
mile of the main highways, giving tn
county more OF a suburban than a rura
appearance. OF all OF these projects, tn
crops last year were satisfactory. Til
fruit farmer. stock man. general farme
and truck grower win find what he is look
ing for on one or more Of these project
No more capital is required 10 make
success on one OF these farms than ON
wheat farm in Canada, and the additions
advantage OF remaining in the Unite
States is augmented also by the muc
more agreeable and milder climate Of thes
irrigated valleys.