Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-10
AUSTRALIAN METHODS BEST
D. Glen Beaver Sees Clever System in
English Provinces.
HOUSES ARE GIVEN TO SETTLERS
Local Land Dealer Explains How
Canada and Australia Supplies
Railroad Fare ana Houses
60 Lahdseekers.

America is taking a back seat I'm regard
20 homestead conditions" declared d. elem
Beaver, head OF the homeseekers infor-
nation bureau Of the Burlington railroad.
Australia and Canada are both coming
far ahead Of the United States on all
branches OF conditions for homeseekers.
and both countries are getting their waste
areas settled with the best OF the classes
Of farmers
irrigated lands are sold to the wouId-be
Australian farmer at the very easiest of
terms, any Individual over IS years OF age
being allowed TO take a farm As an addi-
uonal feature houses and even passages
and railroad fares to the farms are pro-
Yided' to be paid back later. The plea Of
tne Australian government is that 30 900
settlers are needed at once and since the
farms are ready and the markets available
All inducements possible are being thrown
open to the homeseeker
Experts in all kinds OF farming are hired
by the state and these men spend their
whole time I'm aiding the settlers to make
successful farms. Stock raising, poultry
raising fruit. growing care Of the soil,
| selection Of seeds and care OF crops are all
taught By these men"
| Mr. Beaver has made quite a study OF the
Australian method of handling this problem
/
homeseekers offers ever made before
America in Hack scat.
My observation compels me to come to
the conclusion that this great and glorious
country OF ours that has helped 50 many
people to find homes under the homestead
law, is taking back seat so to speak, in
the matter OF helping worthy people who
have no homes, but who want farm homes.
I IN al,Ir4
homeless people in the large cities in our
country IS the problem that demands the
best thought Of our wisest statesmen" said
Mr.. Beaver.
Canada on the north OF us is Offering
far more liberal terms to homesteaders than
the Unitsd States. Ireland has even made
provisions that the tenants there can buy
the lands, having slxty-six years time in
which TO pay for the land and the Irish
tenant that we heard so much about in
the years gone by has now passed into his.
tory.
Australia has borrowed the money from
individuals to buy lands and to build irriga.
ton plants and build houses on the farms
putting them IN condition to make money
on from the start, and ia offering thes,
lands with homes built upon them to farm
ers, giving them fifteen years IN which [,
pay for the imp oVements and thirty-on,
years in which to pay for the lands, anc
II occurs to me that as our country ha,
50 much free land. free water and ire,
money, for the reason that the none,
used in building irrigation projects is de-
rived from the sale OF public lands 4
should offer more liberal terms to peopl,
who have no homes OF their own, but VIII,
want to get back TO the farm.
} would Avoid Spectators.
In order to as old having these land
taken up by spectators IT might be wei
further to restrict the qualifications fo
the homesteader upon government Irrigate,
farms and it certainly would be a grea
help to the people who live in the citie
and want to get back to the farm, IL tn
grubstak homestead law now pending be
fore congress is passed This propose,
law provides that two person may take
homestead jointly in the same manner tina
! mineral lands may now be flied upon on
Of the homesteaders being required to re
side UPON the land and cultivate It. tn
other being permitted to remain III tn
city and earn wages with which to help i'm
? prove the hbnsestead