The Forrest City times., 1911-06-09
WESTERN CANADA BEYOND THE
 PIONEER STAGE
liberty-Loyine People Have All the Liberty the Heart Can Desire
 Under Canadian Laws.

| The New York Commercial of April 18th contained an interesting article on conditions in Western Canada. The following extracts will prove instruc- | tive reading to those who contem- plate moving to Canada. The writer speaks of land at sS to SIS an acre. As matter of fact, there is very little land that can be had now at less than SIS per acre, but when one considers the productive qualities of this land it is safe to say that in two years time there will be little avail able land to be had at less than $50 an acre. Already the free grant lands In the open prairie districts are becoming exhausted and the homesteader has to go farther back to the partially wooded areas This Is no drawback, however. Some pre- fer this land to the open prairie A | recent pubneaaon, issued by the De partment of the Interior. Ottawa. Canada, and which is forwarded free to applicants by mail by any of the Canadian government agents throughout the United States, says 0i the new MI$-opened uistrlcos.
 Water is always abundant, wood and fuel are plentiful and the soil that can grow the poplar and the willow as we'll as the rich grasses, that are to be found there can be relied upon to produce all the small varieties of grain with equal success. The New | al iala deals more particularly with condi- tions along the line of the Grand Trunk Pacific. but what is said of one line of railway may with truth be said of the land and the conditions along both the Canadian Northern and the Canadian Pacific The article says:
 Tt would be no exaggeration to say that practically all the land along the entire dis ance traversed by the GraLd Trun Pacific system Is capa- ble of flu ,ishing homes to those who engas in farming The lands are of three classes. They may be Gesig- hated, first, as having special adap- tation to the production of grain; second, as having such adaptation to mixed farming, of which live stock will form an important feature. and third, as being mainly adapted to the production of live stock only. On the third class of lands the area is not very large, of the second it is much larger and of the first N Is by far the largest.
 | A. be generally adopted, land that may now be obtained for from SS to SIS per acre, and even lands open now 1 to free homesteads, will sell for $50 to $100 per acre This is not an ex- travagant statement. In natural fer tiity these lands fully equal those of the American corn belt. In vari- ety of production they excel them, and yet the latter sell for $100 to S200 per acre. In addition to the grain crops now grown of wheat, oats barley and rye, much of the land will grow winter wheat when properly prepared. Eighty per cent. of the land will growsclover and alfalfa. A still larger percentage will grow field l grow good crops of the cultivated grasses. timothy, brome grass and western rye grass With these ele- ments what can prevent this region from becoming the main source of food supply of the Empire and i'm perial dominions?"
 Special stress Is laid upon the edu- l an4
 The foundation of the social fabric ! of the agricultural country may be said to rest on the effici -ncy of it's school system. Liberty-loving peo- pie have all the liberty the heart can desire under Canadian laws. In this regard Western Canada has d system of education based upon the best that can be obtained from the United States or Eastern Canada. It's school l system and regulations are second to none. Every boy or girl has school house brought to his or her doorway The government is most liberal in its support of higher education. In Win nipeg, Saskatoon and Edmonton are to be found excellent colleges and uni versailles, so that the problem of higher education is solved. The pro yincial agricultural schools, located at Winnipeg and Saskatoon, give practical courses in scientific farm ing, preparing graduates to take up the responsibilities of farm life.
 The newcomer settling in this 1 favored section will find the social conditions far beyond a pioneer stage. He will find helps on every hand. h. stead Of his going to the jumping-off l place as is often supposed when 1 thinking of Western Canada, he will find himself surrounded by wonderful i opportunities for social advancement in new eounary fraught with prom l Ise a
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