The Columbus journal., 1910-09-14

L asOAA OAou6uSs OoO Sul0 - QOsSS
true. Wheat crops run from 20 to 81
bushels 10 an acre. but in . repor
such as this II Is really Gully possible
to deal with the provir>s as q wholl
and while the estimate may seem verI
low to the people of Alberta. 1t is fail
to the province throughout.
When the very light rainfall and
other eccentricities of the past season
are taken into account. II seems moth
ing short of miracle that the Cana
dian West should have produced l01
million bushels of wheat. which ID
less than is million bushels short al
the crop of 1909. II is for the West
generally a paying crop and perhaps
the best advertisement the countrs
has ever had. as 1t shows that no mat
ter how dry the year. with thorough
tiliage. good seed and proper methods
of conserving the moisture. Q crop can
always be produced.
As some evidence of the feeling of
the farmers. are submitted letters
written by farmers but q few days
ago. and they offer the best proof that
can be given
Maidstone. Sask. Aug. 4. 10.
] came to Maidstone from Menomi
nee. Wis. four years ago. with my
parents and two brothers. We all 10
Gated homestesdS at that time and
no" hsHe cur PATENTS The soil is q
rich black loan rs good as I have ever
seen. We have hal good crops each
year and in 1909 they were exceeding
~ good. Whea, yielding from % 10 20
bushels Fer acre and oats from 40 to
~, We are we'll pleased with the
country and do not care to return to
oar native state. l certainly believe
that Saskatchewan Is just the place
Tor hustler to get start and make
himself home. Wages here for farm
labor range from $35 to $45 PEI
month. Lee Dow.
Tofield. Alberta. July 10. 1910.
am q native of Texas, the largest
and one of the very best states of tho
Union. ] have been here three years
and have not one destrs to return to
the States to live. There Is no place
l know OF that offers such splendid
inducements for capital, brain and
Drawn. ! would like to say to all whs
are not satisfied where you are, make
trip to Western Canada; II you do
not like it you will feel well repaid
for your trip. Take this from one
who's on the ground. We enjoy splen-
did government. laws. school. railway
facilities. health. and last, but not
least. an ideal climate. and this from
a Texan. OIL Pughs.
James Normur Of Porter. Wisconsin,
after visiting Dauphin. Manitoba,
says: Il have been In Wisconsin Is
years. coming out from Norway. Never
have l seen better land and the crops
in East Dauphin are better than
have ever seen. especially the Data
There is more straw and 1t has heav.
Ter heads than ours in Wisconsin.
This Is just the kind OF land We
are looking for. We are all used to
mixed farming and the land We have
seen is finely adapted TO that sort of
work. Cattle. hogs. horses and grain
will be my products. and for the live
stock. prospects could not be better.
I have never seen such cattle as are
raised here on the wild prairie grasses
and the vetch that stands three or
four feet high In the groves and on
the open prairie.
Sir wiIfred Laurler Talks to Amer
leans.
Sir Wilfred Laurier, Premier OF |
Canada, is now making q tour OF |
Western Canada and In the course q |
his tour he has visited many OF the |
In which Americans have set |
tied. He expresses himself ~ highly |
pleased with them. At Craig. Sas-
the American settlers
Joined with the others In an address
Of welcome. In replying Sir Wilfred
said in part:
Il understand that many Of you
have come from the great Republic
to the south OF us-a land which 10
akin to us by blood and tradition. q
hope that in coming from Q free coun.
Try you realize that you come also to
another free country. and that al
though you came from . republic you
have come to what IL q crowned
The King. our sovereign.
has perhaps not 50 many powers a
the President OF the United States,
but whether We are on tho one side
81 the line or the other. We are all
brothers by blood. by kinship. BY ties
u relationship. In coming here a.
V0u have come and becoming natural.
zed citizens of this country no one de-
'ires you to forget the land of your
ancestors. It would be q poor man
xhO would not always have in hie
leart a fond affection for the land
which he came FROM The two greatest
today are certainly the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland and the Republic Of the Unit.
ID States. Let them BE united to
,ether and the peace Of the world
vii be forever assured.
Il hope that In coming here as you
lave. you have found liberty. justice
md equality of rights. In this coun.
~. as In your own. you know nothing
Il separation Of creed and race. for
'ou are all Canadians here And II
may express a wish It IL that you
vould become as good Canadians a.
'ou have been good Americans and
hat you may yet remain good Amer
cans. We do not want you to forget
What you have been: but We want you
'ast. Let me. before We part. tender
'ou the sincere expression OF my