The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-14
WAITING FOR THE 81
END OF THE WAR
"Then Take Advantage Of the
Opportunities In Canada"

Contributed BY ". J. White. OF the
Department Of the Interior.
Ottawa. Canada.)
I strolled into . bank In one Of the
cities OF the west short time ago and
the bank manager said after the
war. tho Canadians should be pre-.
pared for . great influx Of people.
Tho crops that the western Canadian
farms have produced in 1915. and the
wealth that the farmers have had
thrust upon them by the high price
Of grain. will make farm lands valu.
able and farming remunerative. After
the war 10 over there will be thou.
sands 90 to Canada to engage In agri.
culture and many other industries that
will certainly prove profitable. Condi-
tons will be wonderfully good. The
advertising that Canada has had dur
ing the last year or two by its magnifi.
cent contribution Of over 100000 men
to tight for the Empire. the wonderful
sums It has given to the Red Cross
and Patriotic funds, the excellent
showing It made In subscribing over
double when only so millions Of dollars
was asked a. y war loan. the brav.
cry. courage and hardihood Of the SOL
diers who have fought the battles in
Flanders, It II Just wonderful" and
my enthusiastic banker grew eloquent.
One might have thought he was q sub
sidized booster for Canada. But" he
said they won't 60 until after the
war"
We'll. now, Mr.. -. why wait un.
til after the war? II all you say be
true. and you have said nothing yet
OF the wonderful bank clearings of
Canada today. nothing Of the fact that
the immense grain crop Of Western
Canada this year has given to every
man, woman and child in that coun.
try. over three hundred dollars per
head. why wait until after the war?
After the war. under such conditions
~ you have pictured land which are
real) land values will 60 up. prices
will increase. Advantage should be
taken of the low prices at which these
agricultural lands can be had today.
They have not increased any az yet,
md excellent farm lands can be had
close to railways in old settlements,
In excellent communities for from fif.
teen to thirty dollars per acre. The
climate Is good and will be no better
after the war;
What about conscription, though?
10 there not q danger from conscrip-
ton, and should l advise any to 90
there now, would they not have to
face It? Then too, there is the report
that there is heavy war tax on
lands"
was surprised to learn that these
old yarns, stories that l thought had
been exploded long ago. were still do
ing duty in many parts Of the United
States. and that gentleman Of the
wide learning Of my friend, was In.
:lined to believe them.
"Conscription!" said. with Can.
ada contributing 100000 men voluntari.
ly enlisted, why CONSUMPTION? There
is no conscription in Canada, and
neither will there be. It il not need.
ed. In any case no legislation could
be passed by the Dominion Parliament
which would impose military service
upon people who are not citizens of
Canada. either by birth or naturaliza.
ton. Settlers from the United States
could not become naturalized British
subjects until they had resided in
Canada continuously for three years
I quoted from official documents.
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