Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
THE WIZ EAT LANDS Or
WESTERN CANADA
AN ATTRACTION


One result az the Rnropean WAT has
been to reduce the vpiumsa Uf huAa-
ness done by many al the fnkuHgaes
turing institutions 0f the unikmd
States. commercial enterprises hawa
been affected, business De many kinda
have been hanpNred. and d fsnnmcsas
atringency has hoen forced "a almost
every community. II Ii not only BE-
cassse A haa brought thaae things
about, asd created i iot IL hardship.
but theirs IN th8 outstanding fact a.
ne terrible inea III lifs. thn graet A.
sfrietion Of property. and tire dlsfnp
ton of everything near md denr 80
these whose counties are involved "a
the war that makes the whole aIfait
highly rsgfettahle. The heart nk tho
entire weird goes out II pympathy 10
those within the area az ira truahies
ARRANGEMENTS have been aadn ID r@
lieve the distress III Snoneg md other
means But there Ii ona great thsns
\. wbeat and fIour-@that fhe NNrepemm
countries WIN need. The wheat arxs
aucinK countries nra Id longer pro-
ducfng, and there ii the gyayess REM
san to fear that they WITH not ka tor
some years, IN this case, ii would isa
fully aa beneficial and Charitable 10
make provision ID meet the loss "a
Europe's grain crop ny encouraging
greatly Increased growth 60 this esss.
tinent.
The wheatsarowtng sections Oh fhA
United states have about reached
their limit IL production, and thsR
source cannot iii depended upcn III
meet 4 great deal uf the demand that
there Will he FOR some years. The
only country That IL III pasitioa 10
meet Il is Canada thai portion
known aa wsatefn Canada. Here
there ARE nIIiIons oF axres III Inna,
capable Of producing from 10 ID AZ
bushels per acre All mis- sand n ox.
celIent Tor wheat, ana very much u
sfisi IN the hands 81 The Dominipn
Government. mnt tee acraa iii IL can
b. Ind hy the paymsns 81 i ten dollar
entry fec.
Another vaAa area n mar hnld ~
railway and rnliable land eompAniass
heid nh from $40 10 YES por scra firm.
proved farms are elishfiy higher ii
price, Information regarding thass
landa may he had of any Canadian
Government Agent
The fact thas Canada osxnrs SIGH q
splendid opportunity Sss:oui6 be va.
eepted with 4 widespread apprseins
tions and NOT met with attempta ON
the part 81 some tn spread misleading
statements. Tke Dominion 0Oyesn-
ment has nos taken eteps I'D deny
many Of the faias statements eircu-
lated by those who evidently ara mere
interested In iniuring Canada than
benefting those who would Be- bene-
tted by taking up farms IN Canada.
hut iii order 10 correct i highly er~
roneoua impression that oonsSFintirn
ID carried on iii Canada. that cumpni.
sorry military aerylce Ii employed. ana
that there ID restraint az t. the move
ment dc thoea not Canadians. tIle ne-
cessity Is felt Of giving as much pub
iicily a. possible "a denial cf tlnss
statements.
An item 10 which special exception
ID faken ID one which says.
aThey are sending them away N
rapidly az possibies but tho young
men arr not permitted to ieave Can
ada. All the citizens and those who
have taken up homestsads are subject
ID military duty
Iii direct REPUTATION of this. w. hes
to quote from q recent editorial Ii the
Rochester, N. X Herald:
sThere Ii no legal process BY which
Great Britain can command sIngis
Canadian soldier ID enter the field I'M
her aid Of even In her most nesufuI
defense Great Britain cannot legally
taks i dollar nf Canadn's money for
this or any other var without Cam
ada's consent All must be given vol
unfairly. IN It be given 1t an. Vet
men and dollars are given % tha IiEa!<
on ranada's power To ssss. just es II
Great Bsftaia had both physical and
IsgaI power 20 exact them, Indeed.
II II possible that they are given
more freely Id this way. for what
man gives because he wants to give
liz likely 10 be greater thar what he
gives under force.
All IN ali II N noble picture of
devotion 10 her naotherIand which
Canada offers 10 the gaze of her ad.
miring and unenvsous nsighbors."
Canada's invitation tor innigration
extends 10 all Who are wfIIins 10 60
Oh To the farms
superintendent of Irnmfsfasson.
ottawa. Canada