The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-12-07

49, @~~~~@-f 49, 49, 1890
Killam. Alberta. Nov. 81, 1911
Dear Sirs
suppose some of my friends An,
neighbors at Nezperce think that VI
are showed under to read the new
in the Spokesman-Review. If VI
have been We have been able t
crawl out again and I am going t.
tell you a few facts about Alberta
We are willing to admit that We had
some snow about two weeks ago bul
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. 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
at82 cents per bushel. How does
this strike some of you Nezpercers
that are only getting 6S 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
1t 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 willing
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 it out and
see how many crops it would take to
pay for your land at Nezperce.
Our taxes amount to $40 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 wiling to take
the bet from $500 to $40, 900 that 1
can make twice the money with the
money invested in Alberta land than
On the same money invested in Nez
perez land.
We viii admit that you have
something to boast about when it I
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, 1 must say that c
have made $500 in Alberta to
every S1.00 l made in Nezperce.
We cannot give you better land I
han you have at Nezperce but can
'ell you land just as good for one I
quarter the price you pay in Nezperce
hat viii produce as much wheat and
'ats as your Nezperce land. Now !
,rother real estate man of Nezperce
md surrounding country, boost and
'oost hard, that is the only way you !
vfll succeed, but you will never u
ucceed by running down another
In fact, ] shall always 4
cost for the Nezperce and surround
ng country and always be glad to Z
ee any of our Nezperce people and !
hall always give them the welcome Il
and when they arrive in Alberta. a
One word in regard to reciprocity =
guess you we're somewhat surprised ..
nth the last election here. The q
eople in Canada are always willing :.
, leave well enough alone. Intact, o.
e have better market here than "a
on have in the states. However, 70
e viii always be glad to take our q,
at off to the states, but will always
sy hurrah for Canada. to
As ever yours, w. E. Larson, b,
Killam, Alberta. IA
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