The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-01-06
DEVELOPMENT on CENTRAL
CANADA.

yTIM AEI[EfT9
Come from Every section.
When the man in the States was
told that he could get 100 acres of land
in Central Canada-comprising the
provinces OF Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta-tkat under cultivation
would produce from 90 to 80 bushels of,
wheat to the acre, or if seeded to oats
the yield would be 40 to so bushels, he
was skeptical. The same story was told
the man who wished to get nearer to
existing lines of railway, and was only
asked to pay $40 to $12 an acre. But
many tried 1t, some one plan and some
another. The man who accepted the
$50 acres as a free gift, as a home
stead, and was willing to put in the
required residence duties of three
years, has now a farm worth from
fifteen to twenty dollars an acre, The
man who chose to purchase. and did
so, took up his residence just the
same. He has land. that. in many
cases, is worth twice the money he
paid for it. Both have found that the
story of splendid yields was verified.
They have had crops exceeding that
promised; they have seen oats that
yielded 100 bushels to the acre, and
have grown wheat that averaged 40
and as high as so bushels to the acre.
Their wheat was not a So pounds to
the bushel article, but 81 and 63
pounds. They have seen within the
past year or two trunk lines of rail-
way constructed through their dis
trict, and throwing out branch lines
to the gates of their farm, They have
seen schools established in their neigh
borhood and the government contrib
uting largely to their expense.
Churches have been erected, villages
have been established, towns have
sprung into existence, and cities are
rapidly springing up, as if the magic
hand of some unseen c%onjurer was at
work. But it was not; it was the
legitimate offering Of the wealth of
the field which made all these things
come about, naturally, and easy. The
prairie that three years ago was mere
~ pl0illC, q paISA Vi pA0Whp JdoS "aAS
ing for the ploughman. is to-day dot
ted with titled farms and splendid
homes. The line Of elevstors with
their glistening metaled fireproof sides
and roofs, indicate the location Of the
town and the railroad. There is the
glow of newness about it all, but the
elevator, the splendid store buildings
and the comfortable hostelries denote
wealth--not imported wealth-beyond
that of the strength of the man who
fashioned and built them, but the
wealth of the soil, which means that
the newness will be followed by a
steady growth. The writer recently
J was a passenger over the Grand Trunk
!. Pacific, the latest factor in this great
marvellous field of development. Tit
! rapidity with which towns were being
built up, the farmsteads occupied, wa!
something even his experienced eye
! had not looked for. Everywhere along
the E2e of this new transcontinenta
Q was the distinguishing mark of prog
ress. There was not a mile of thu
1Cu6CA VI LAC lOoO AAO" AAAApC5 y
Edmonton and west that did not bea
8 token OF its ability to pay tribute t
d the revenue Of the road. Mention i
made of this line, not because 1t is tn
: last in the field, but because 1t is on
of the best built roads on the cont.
q pent and traverses one Of the best di:
v tricts Of an excellent country. 1t !
- well operated, and already has gon
: into active service as another mean
of making 1t possible to secure NOR
n speedily transit from the grain field
to the shipping centers. 1t had bee
J.. the intention in this article to hav
: spoken of some of the Yields OF graf
:. that have made the farmers OF Centr:
m Canada contented this year, but spac
will not permit, SO that delightful tas
10 will be taken up in another issue.
= the meantime 1t would be well for tt
reader, If he Is interested, to put hiI
y self in touch with some official of II
n Canadian government and get info
n. nation that might be useful In ma
y ing a selection for a home in Centr
rs Canada, and become one of those wi
IS, will be instrumental in building up
90 great county to the north. In doi1
er so, you will be assisting the Unite
,e. States. In q few years time the Un:
or ed States will be a wheat importe
IN Canada will supply the wheat and y.
ne will be one OF the producers.
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Some Suggested Additions.
From Life.
en- The Essays Of Bacon having foul
'a' a proper appreciation in the now eel
brated Pigskin library, we venture
suggest the addition OF the following
The Life Of Penn.
The Works Of Hogg.
The Descendants of Ham.
- The Great Hoggerty Diamond.
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