The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-12-21

Inc Herald NezpcICcs Audno.
Killam, Alberta, Nov. ~, 1911
Dear Sirs:
I suppose some of my friends and
neighbors at Nezperce think that We
are showed under to read the news
in the Spokesman-Review. If We
have been We have been able to
crawl out again and am going to
tell you few facts about Alberta.
We are willing to admit that We had
some snow about two weeks ago but
not enough for sleighing nor to have
the threshing machines stop thresh-
ing out Of the shocks. AS We are
short Of machines in this country,
they are still threshing and viii be
for the next month. Wheat is turn
ing out from rs to 40 bushels to the
acre and oats 40 to 90 bushels to
the acre. I have Just finished thresh-
ing one-half section of wheat which
went about IS bushels per acre and
is grading number four and am
receiving 81 cents per bushel for
same. Number one wheat is selling
atS2 cents per bushel. How does
this strike some of you Nezpercers
that are only getting IS cents a
per bushel7 Your land is worth from
$50 to 500 per acre and our land
is worth SIS to $50 per acre. Figure
it up yourself and see how much in
terest you are making and what in
terest We are making on the money
invested. Of course, you say our
wheat was frosted. We are wiling
to admit that to a certain extent,
but this year has been one year in
ten. If our wheat had not been
frosted, with the number of bushels
per acre, and if the wheat had grad
ed number one, the crop would simp-
ly have paid for the land it was
raised on this year. Figure itOut and
see how many crops it would take to
pay for your land at Nezperce.
Our taxes amount to $50 per 100
acres improved or unimproved We
have no sack bills. We see in your
Nezperce paper Of November 10th,
1911, some Of my friends are willing
to bet you can make more money IN
Nezperce land than you can in Al
berta land. We are willing to take
the bet from $500 to $4,000 that I
can make twice the money with the
money invested in Alberta land than
on the same money invested in Nez
perez land.
We will admit that you have
something to boast about when it
comes to Nezperce lands and the
crops you raised this year and the
man that would not boost for Nez-
perez and the surrounding country
would not be much good to his com
munity However, must say that
l have made $500 in Alberta to
every S1.OO 1 made in Nezperce.
We cannot give you better landt
than you have at Nezperce but can
sell you land just as good for one
quarter the price you pay in Nezperce
that will produce as much wheat and
oats as your Nezperce land. Nov
brother real estate man Of Nezperce
and surrounding country, boost and
boost hard, that is the only way you
will succeed, but you will never
succeed by running down another
country. In fact, I shall always
boost for the Nezperce and surround
ing country and always be glad to
see any of our Nezperce people and
shall always give them the welcome
hand when they arrive in Alberta.
One word in regard to reciprocity
1 guess you we're somewhat surprised
With the last election here. The
people in Canada are always willing
to leave well enough alone. In fact,
we have better market here than
you have in the states. However,
we will always be glad to take our
hat of to the states, but will always
say hurrah for Canada.
As ever yours, W. E. Larson,
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