The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-05-24
LONE MILLION LEAGUE
FOR MANITOBA"

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fact that Manitoba wants more peo-
pie. Today the population is less than
five hundred thousand, and the de-
termination of the representative men
Of the Province to devote their best
energies to increasing this to mil.
lion is worthy one. There is already
widespread interest In every munic-
ipality; committees are appointed,
whose duties are to secure such a
thorough knowledge of local condi-
tions that, whether the applicant for
information be laborer for the farm,
would-be tenant, a probable home
steader, the buyer OF small improved
farm or the purchaser of large tract
for colonizfng farmers, the informa-
ton 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
uganda that Is being carried on by
the Dominion Government, there is no
doubt that the establishment of the
bureau will very soon bring about the
results looked for. Manitoba is prac-
tically the gateway Of the great grain
belt OF the West. Its farm lands
have demonstrated time and again
that they have yielding value that
practically makes them worth over
one hundred dollars per acre. Added
to the yielding value Of the land, there
Is an increased value on account of
Its 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 it still has an
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 fol-
Manitoba League" Within the old
boundaries there is an area of 47,360,.
600 acres, less than six million acres
of the 1914 million acres occupied be
ing under cultivation. At present there
are over 20 million acres Of available
land capable of being put under the
plough. If In every one of the $4,000
vacant quarter sections Of the Prov
ince an average family of four persons
were placed, there would be added a
rural population of nearly 100000. So
there is room for additional hundreds
of thousands on the farms of Mani
toba, without any possibility of CON
gestion. The population per mile in
Iowa is 1874. in Minnesota IT is 23.5
That in Manitoba is only IL.
A glance at the map, copies of which
will be forwarded upon application tc
any Canadian Government Agent
shows that Manitoba is wonderfully
well supplied with railways. There
are but few farms that are more thar
ten or twelve miles from railway
line: elevators are convenient, and
markets are always good. The grow
ing Of grain, while big feature In
the inducements held. out, Is well re
enforced by the great possibilities thai
exist in all portions Of the Province
for the raising of stock, for dairying
for hogs, and for a successful class o.
mixed farming, and what gives add
tional interest is the fact that there
Is so much land in the Province opeI
for free demonstrating that improved
farms In almost all of the SO munich
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 thu
cities. In addition to the export mar
ket for the produce of the farm, Man
itoba has a number of large cities and
towns providing a splendid local mar
ket. Truck and garden farming arr
highly profitable branches. Winnipes
is city bordering on 100000. Bran
don is a splendid centre, Portage Ii
Prairie is the hub Of an excellent dis
trict, and Yorkton, Minnedosa, Dau
phin, Morden, Manitou and dozel
other towns are important help as cor
sumers.
The Dominion and Provincial immi
grafton officials are working in stronl
sympathy with the Million for Mani
toba League" and In addition to tn
general literature sent out by the Gov
eminent, the League has prepafet
pamphlets giving useful and concis'
information, which on addressing tn
Secretary, Million League, Winnipeg