Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-26
THE WHEAT FIELDS OF
WESTERN CANADA
AN ATTRACTION
The EUROPEAN WAR MAKES
THE GROWING OF WHEAT Ex-
CEPTfONALLY REMU-
NERATIVE.


been to reduce the volume of busi-
ness done by many of the manufac-
turing institutions of the United
States. commercial enterprises have
been affected, business of many kinds
have been hampered. and a financial
stringency has been forced on almost
every community. 1t is not only be-
cause it has brought these things
about, and created a lot of hardship,
but there is the outstanding fact of
the terrible loss of life, the great de-
struction 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 regrettabIe. The heart of the
entire world goes out in sympathy to
those within the area of the trouble,
Arrangements have been made to re-
heve the distress by money and other
means. But there is one great thing
wheat and fiour-that 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
Europe's grain crop by encouraging a
greatly increased growth on this con-
tinent
The wheat-gTowing sections of the
United States have about reached
their limit of production, and this
source cannot be depended upon to
meet a great deal of the demand that
there will be for some years. The
only country that is in a 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. All this land is ex-
cellent for wheat, and very much is
still in the hands of the Dominion
Government, and 100 acres of it can
be had by the payment of a ten dollar
entry fee.
Another vast area is that held by
railway and reliable land companies.
held at from $40 to SIS 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 q
splendid opportunity should he &C
cepted with a 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 these who evidently are more
interested in injuring Canada than
benefting those who would be bene-
fitted by taking up farms in Canada.
but in order 10 correct a highly err
TOneOus impression that couscription
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
-tssity is felt of giving as much pub
ncity as possible to d denial of these
statements.
An item to which special exception
is taken is one which says:
They arr. sending them away as
rapidly a. possible. huL tine young
men are not permitted TO lrIEe Can
ada All the citizens, and those who
have taken out hOmesteads are subject
to military duty"
In direct refutation of this, we beg
to quote from recent editorial in the
Rochester, NJ Y, Herald:
There is TO legal process by which
Great Britain can command a single
Canadian soldier to enter tho held in
her aid or even in her most needful
defense Great Britain cannot legally
take a dollar of Cauada's money for
this or any other war without Can
ada's consent. All must he given vol
UNFAIRLY, if it be given at all. Yet
men and dollars are given to the limit
of Canadas power to give, just as il
Great Britain had both physical and
legal power to exact them. Indeed,
it is possible that they are giving
more freely in this way, for what a
man gives because he wants to give
is likely to be greater than what he
gives under force.
"All in ali it is a noble picture of
devotion to her motherland which
Canada offers to the gaze of her adj
miring and envious neighbors."
Canadas invitation for immigration
extends TO all who are willing to go
on to the farms.
Superintendent of immigration.
Ottawa, Canada.