The Red Cloud chief., 1912-05-23
LONE MILLION LEAGUE
FOR MANITOBA"

Tho purposes Of the million for
Manitoba League" are set out in the
TACT that Manitoba wants more peo.
pie. Today the population Is less than
I'VE hundred thousand. and tho de.
termination Of the representative men
OF tho Province to devote their best
energies to increasing this to a mil
lion Is worthy one. There Is already
widespread interest In every munic
ipality: committees are appointed,
whose duties are to secure such q
thorough knowledge OF local condt
tions that, whether the applicant foi
Information be n laborer for tho farm
n would.be tenant. a probable home.
steader, the buyer OF small improved
farm or the purchaser OF a large tract
for colonizing farmers. the informa.
tion Is at hand. free.
The advantages that Manitoba pos.
sesses are many, and with the ex.
ploitation that will be given them by
the birth OF this new acquisition to
the settlement and immigration prop
aganda that Is being carried on by
the Dominion Government, there Is no
upupt thut tuo eStdDIISUtIIeuL Iud
bureau will very soon bring about tho
results looked for. Manitoba Is prac.
tically the gateway Of the great grain
belt OF the West. It's farm lands
have demonstrated time and again
that they have n yielding value that
practically makes them worth ovef
one hundred dollars per acre. Added
to the yielding value of the land. there
IL an increased value on account oi
It's nearness to markets, and the mat.
ter OF freight rates Is carefully con.
sidered by the cautious buyer. But
the Information more valuable to the
incoming settler is that 1t still has IN
immense amount of vacant fertile land
open for homesteads. This dispels the
idea that free homesteads in Manitoba
are about exhausted. In addition to
this. the territory recently added to
the Province will open up home
stealing area which when filled
should fully satisfy the million for
Manitoba League" Within the old
boundaries there Is an area of 47,360,.
900 acres, less than six million acres
of the IGN million acres occupied be-
Ing under cultivation. At present there
are over 90 million acres Of available
land capable OF being put under the
plough. II in every one Of the 10000
vacant quarter sections of tho Prov
ince an average family of four persons
were placed there would be added
rural population OF nearly 500, 900. So
there is room for additional hundreds
Nf thnuconAc tho IN Nf ~, 4.
toba. without any possibility OF con.
gestion. The population per mile in
Iowa is 1914. in Minnesota It is 23.5.
That in Manitoba Is only ~.
A glance ut the map. copies Of which
will be forwarded upon application to
any Canadian Government Agent.
shows that Manitoba Is wonderfully
well supplied with railways. There
are hut few farms that are more than
, ten or twelve miles from a railway
, line: elevators are convenient. and
, markets are always good. The grow
ing of grain. while a big feature In
the inducements held out, is we'll re.
enforced by the great possibilities that
exist in all portions Of the Province.
, for the raising of stock. for dairying.
for hogs, and for n successful class OF
mixed farming. and what gives add.
tional interest IL the fact that there
Is so much land in the Province open
for free homesteading that improved
farms In almost all OF the SO munici.
palities can be purchased at very low
figures. Many of the owners Of these
have made sufficient upon which to re.
tire and are becoming residents OF the
cities. In addition to the export mar.
ket for the produce OF the farm, Man.
itoba has number OF large cities and
towns providing splendid local mar
ket. Truck and garden farming are
highly profitable branches. Winnipeg
is a city bordering on 100000. Bran.
don ia a splendid centre. Portage la
Prairie Is the hub OF an excellent dis
trict. and Yorkton, Minnedosa, Dau.
phin. Morden, Manitou and q dozen
, other towns are important help as con-
sumers.
, The Dominion and Provincial immi.
, grafton officials are working In strong
!, sympathy with the Million for Mani.
!, toba League" and in addition to the
general literature sent out by the Gov.
, ernment. the League has prepared
; pamphlets giving useful and concise
, Information. which on addressing the
, Secretary. Million League. Winnipeg
Manitoba. will be forwarded free.