Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-01-20
THE GROWTH OF TOWNS
IN WESTERN CANADA
A BAROMETER OF THE GHoW "
OF THE AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICTS.

The traveller passing through O.
country is impressed favorably or OIL
erwise by the appearance or the to"nsS
along the line of railways. AS they
annear prosperous and OF heaitny
Growth he at once assures hlmseiL
that there is either local lnouslIiai.
factor to cause it, or spienoloiy
developed agricultural area from
which is drawn the resources Ina
contribute or make for the grown
that is so readily apparent. On the'
other hand. If evidence OF Empower
ished streets, badly appearing resi-
6ences and business places ana letn-
argic citizens, there Is an absence Oh
local industry and surrounding agrl~
cultural prosperity. There Is no nus
of railway, whether main or Drancn"
throughout western Canada, thaI
through the towns or cities that are
built along the ribs OF steel 90 NOT
convey the most favorable impression
The cause is not always apparent, but
the facts are there and easily seem
In most cases the growth and the STA
bility of these towns are caused py
the excellent agricultural dlstrlcts'
that are tributary; in some cases.
manufacturing enterprises nave
sprung up. caused by the agricultural
demands and needs. The Winnipeg
Free Press and the Edmonton Bulle-
tin have recently sent corps OF COT
RESPONDENTS through the provinces To-
secure data concerning the growth OF
the two or three hundred towns that
have come into existence during tne'
past two or three years. The partlc- .
ulars make interesting reading, and as
one reads of the station house, the
blacksmith shop, the boarding house
and the store Of April, being dwarfed
in August by hundred or more dwell
ings. by large hotels, by splendid
stores, and a half dozen implement
warehouses, not forgetting the two or
three churches and the excellent pub
lie school buildings, 1t causes one TO-
stop and think If they ever heard OF
such marvellous changes. Certainly
not often. These are facts, though, as
related Of western Canada. Them
too, there are now cities-yes, cities
of from ten to fifteen thousand people
where five or six years ago there
was but the bare prairie and the lone
section post. The changes in the Ca
madam West during the past eight
or ten years have been marvellous,
and it is no idle tale to say that the
development in number and growth Of
the cities, towns and villages there
In the past decade has eclipsed any
thing in the history Of the building Of
a new country. Agriculture has been
the basis, and 1t is agriculture Of the
kind that is lasting. The ease with
which an excellent productive farm,
capable of yielding a splendid living,
and large profit to the operator, Is
such that 1t has encouraged thousands.
to follow that pursuit, and also other
thousands on the limited and expen-
sive farms throughout the Central
Western States as well as some of the
Coast States, to enlarge their field of
enterprise. The climate is excellent
and just the climate that is desirable,
for the healthy growth Of man and
the products of the field. All varie-
ties of the smaller and better paying,
grains are raised, and generally with
every assurance Of good fields. With
government supervision of railway
rates, splendid markets are contain,
and the highest prices realized. The
Dominion Government, that has been
carrying on a propaganda of securing
settlers for the vacant lands, issues
literature descriptive of those avail
able in the provinces, and on request
of your nearest Canadian government
agent, copies will be forwarded free.