Middletown transcript., 1916-03-18
NO CONSCRIPTN]N
IN CANADA
No War Tax on Land-Embargo
on Shipment of Live Stock
Removed.

! During the prevalence OF the foot
And-mouth disease n some portions OF
the United States, an embargo was
placed upon interstate shipments
! This also had an effect upon ship
ments to Canada, and necessarily an
embargo was placed upon them. max
Ing it almost impossible for upwards
of q year to ship cattle into, Canada
from the United States. This was es
pecially hard on the settler AS re-
suit. Western Canada lost a number OF
settlers. they being unable to take
their live stock with them. Canada is
practically free from horse and cattle
diseases. and the wish Of the authort
ties is. to keep it so.
Recently, though, an order has been
issued by the Department Of Agricul
ture, removing the embargo. and set
tiers are now free to take In the mum
ber of head of horses or cattle that are
permitted by the Customs authorities
and the freight regulations. This will
be welcome news to those whose in
tention it is to move to Canada. taking
with them stock that they have had il
their possession for six months. and.
which it is the intention to use on land
that they will farm in the Provinces
of Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta.
There are thousands of splendid
homesteads of 100 acres each in any
OF these provinces, that may be had
upon the payment of ten-dollar en-
try fee and fulfilling the requisite liv-
Ing and cultivation duties These
lands are well adapted to the growing
OF all the small grains, and besides,
having an abundance of grass, and suf-
hcient shelter. they are we'll adapted
to the raising of stock.
If one prepares to purchase land,
there could be no better time than the
present. Prices are low, and particu-
lars may be had from any OF the land
companies, of which there are several,
or from the Canadian Pacific and Ca
madam Northern railways, whose hold
ings are in the older settled districts,
and whose terms are exceedingly easy
to the settler. What these lands will
do in the matter of production cannot
be more strongly emphasized than in
reading the reports of the crops
throughout ali parts OF the Canadian
West in 1915. Yields of 30, so, and as
high as 70 bushels of wheat to the
acre were numerous, while reports of
yields of from 80 to 45 bushels per
acre were common. Oats as high as
l30 bushels per acre are reported, SO
and 80 bushels per acre being ordi-
nary. The prices realized by farmers
have placed most OF them on easy
street."
Lately there have appeared articles
n a number of United States news
papers to the effect that there was Con
'cription in Canada, or that such
aw was likely to be put into effect.
Ne have it from the highest authority
n the Dominion that there Is no truth
n the statement Sir Robert Borden
It the opening of Canadian parliament
IN January 18th, said
In the first few months of the war
clearly stated that there would not
'e conscription in Canada | repeat
hat statement today"
This statement should set at rest
he conscription talk that has been SO
reely used to influence those who may
e considering settling in Canada dur,
1g the war.
1t has also been said that there was
war tax on land. Hon. Dr. Roche.
iinister of the Interior, over his own
ignature has denied this, and the pre-
liers of the different provinces Join
l saying such report is absolutely
ntrue, and has no foundation what
yer in fact, nor is there likely ever
} be any such tax upon land In
anada."
The general prosperity of Western
anada farmers and business institu-
ons is such that Canada is we'll able
} take care of the extra war expenses
ithout any direct war taxation. This
rs been well illustrated by the mag
fcent response to the Dominion Gov
'nment's recent bond issue, which
as more than dOubly subscribed for
thin the first eight hours Of it's be-
G offered to the public.
(The above appears as an advertise
ent and is paid for by the Dominion
overnment which authorizes it's pub
,ation.l
He who gives a joke must take a
ke.