Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-11-26
THE WHEAT LANDS OF
WESTERN CANADA
AN ATTRACTION
THE EUROPEAN WAR MAKES
THE GROWING OF WHEAT Elk
CEPTloNALLY REMU-
NERATlVE.

One result OF the European War has
been to reduce the volume of bust
ness done by many OF the nanufac
turing Institutions OF the United
states. commercial enterprises have
been Effected, business OF many kinds
have been hampered, and a financial.
stIingency has been forced on almost
every community. II is not only be
cause it has brought these things
about, and created lot of hardship,
but there is the outstanding fact of
the terrible loss of life, the great de-
structicn of property and the disrup-
ton of everything near and dear to
those whose countries are involved in
the war that makes the whole affair
highly regrettable. The heart OF the
entire world goes out in sympathy to
those within the area of the trouble.
Arrangements have been made to re
lieye the distress by money and other
means But there is one great thing
wheat AID -four hat the European
countries Will need. The wheat-pro-
ducing countries are no longer pro
ducing, and there is the gravest rea
son to fear that they will not be for
some years In this case, it would be
fully as beneficial and charitable TO
make provision to meet the loss of
liurope's grain crop by encouraging
greatly increased growth on this CON
tinent.
fl,f, l, f..it- iI1tr inf a
United States have about reached
their limit of production, and this
source cannot be depended upon to
meet great deal OF he demand that
there Will be for some years The
only country that is in position to
meet it is Canada that portion
known as Western Canada Here
there are millions of acres of land,
capable of producing from 20 to 40
bushels per acre MI this land is eX-
cellent for wheat. and very much is
SILL in the hands of the Dominion
Government, and $50 acres of it can
be had by the payment of Il ten dollar
entry fee.
Another vast area is that held by
railway and reliable land companies.
held at from $40 to SO per acre. I'm
proved farms are slightly higher in
price. Information regarding these
lands may be had of any Canadian
Government Agent.
The fact that Canada offers such a
splendid opportunity should be &C
cepted with Il widespread apprecia-
ton. and not met with attempts on
the part of some to spread misleading
statements The Dominion Govern
ment has not taken steps TO deny
| many of the false statements circu-
| lated by those who evidently are more
| interested in injuring Canada than
| beneftng those who would be bene-
\ but in order TO correct highly er-
| roneous impression that conscripton
4 is carried on in Canada, that compul-
| sorry military service is employed, and
| that there is restraint as to the move
ment of those not Canadians. the ne
cessiJs is felt of giving as much pub
| licity as possible TO a denial OF these
/, statements.
An item 10 which special exception
is taken is one which says:
"rThey are sending them away as
| RAPIDLY as possible; but the youn&
men are not permitted to leave Can
ada. All the citizens and those who
have taken up homesteads are subJec
to military duty.
In direct reputation of this. we bel
70 quote from a recent editorial in thu
Rochester, n. y. Herald:
There is no legal process by whicl
Great Britain can command a singl
Canadian soldier to enter the field IL
her aid or even in her most needfu
defense Great Britain cannot legal
this or any other war without Car
ada's consent. All must be given vo
UNFAIRLY. ii it be given at all. We
men and dollars are given to the limi
of Canada's power to give, just as
Great Britain had both physical an
legal power to exact them. Indeed
it is possible that they are give
more freely in this way, for what
man gives because ne wants TO Civ
is likely to be greater than what h
gives under force.
"All in all il is a noble picture {
devotion to her motherland whic
Canada offers TO the gaze of her a
miring and unenyiouss neighbors.
Canadas invitation for immigratic
extends to all who are willing to g
on to the farms.
Superintendent of immigration,
Ottawa, Canada
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