The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-03-10
WAITING FOR THE
=. END. OF THE:.::!.|WlAR
Then Take Advantage Il Of the
Opportunities in Canada"
Contributed by W. j. White.s Of the
Department Of the Intertor.ry
Ottawa, Canada,)

OtLAWA, C6uRu8.J
strolled into bank in one Of tn,
cities Of the west . short time ago ant
the bank manager said after tn,
war, the Canadians should be pre-
pared for great influx of people
The crops that the western Canadian
farms have produced in 1915, knd 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 Is over there will be- thou
sands go to Canada to engage In agri-
culture and many other industries that
will certainly prove profitable. Condi-
tons will be- wonderfully good.l The
advertising that Canada has had dur
ing the last year or two by its magnih-
cent contribution OF over 100000 men
to fight for the Empire, the wonderful
sums 1t has given to the, Red Cross
and Patriotic ifinds,' 1.-THE EXCELLENT
showing 1t made In subscribing over
double when only so millions of dollars
was asked as a war loan, the brav-
cry, courage and hardihood of the SOL
diers who have fought the battles In
Flanders, 1t Is just wonderful" and
my enthusiastic banker grew eloquent.
One might have thought he, was a sub
sidized booster for Canada. But" he
said they won't go until after the
war;, ,.r-- -, a.. 90. .,,,,t,st,,
We'll, now, Mr.. -, why wait I'M
til after the war; If 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
as you have pictured land which are /,
reaD. land values will go, 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 as iyet,
and excsilent farm lands can be had
close to railways in old settlements,
In excellent communities for from -ff
teen to thirty dollars per acre. THE
climate is good and will be, no better
after the war" .-,..,..1
What about conscription,l though? L
Is there not a danger from conscrip-
ton, and should ! advise any to go
there now, would they not have to
ace, It'll Then too. there is the report !
hat there is a heavy war tax on !.
ands" iiCh .1i-45iST6yl
Il WAS surprised TO learn that these :
Id yarns, stories that ! thought had
,een exploded long ago, were still do
ng duty Ia many parts of the United :
'tates, and that a gentleman, Of the
ride learning of my friend. was in
lined to believe them
"Conscription!" l said. With Can r.
da contributing 100000 men yolunsari-P
? enlisted, why CONSUMPTION! There :
no transcription IN Canada. and
either will there be. 1t is not need
d.-Fn any ease no Legislation could 4
e passed by the Dominion Parliament
-hich would impose military service ]
pom. people who are not cttklks OF IeI
anada, either by birth or p f1odza- %
on. Settlers froY States n
,uld not become7nSt british !"
objects until thsy had |ided in
anada continuously for thrA j. years" 8
quoted from official sdecput4pts. q
"In the first few months of the war II
clearly stated that there would not
, conscr1ption in Canada repeat @,
at statement today" Or
And then as to taxes" l continued, =
loting again from official authority, q
MI taxes levied b8sthe Federal Gov y
nment take the 4sfdhct form of Gus
ms excise and inlS IA du- ii
Is. 1t is untrue teAN are, &
ying direct war-ta1E 16sYes M no -
tending settler nes1 hesiSlf3 to
merto Canada on thtslaecandta. p
Official denials should convince you =
at all apprehensions which have \
en- making some considerations
nm tho United States hesitate to MI
IKE a change while the war lasts NJ
8 without foundation. With these sST
understandings cleared up. the 4
esent war condlst0ps even become y
added inducenj3 mt in s.'
y part of the ro(ss stern ct
NADIA. inasmuch an and " Yr
en demands for all hanneYoiVf farm "a,
oducts afford the,kne u 4seciai HI,
portunfty tqeme!sesponey" Ia
/ was glakEA 4e chance: and =
.ased to have him state that his =
TVS had altogether changed. md St'
could have continued, and told him
the fortunes that had been made ind y
season OF 14S out OF farming.
eat growing. \growing. barley :
wing, cattle rail dainriRg and7 %.
zed farming. + told M,
a of an Ottawa "a d4d1J ~ icate 80
It had q yield ofR13o bd a of WI
> per acre from thar fanEIst Vain -
Ight and from 60 acroS 81 wheat r.
d thsy threshed over 80 bushels per
.. These yields while phenomenal,
70 repeated in many p1|Qns OF .....l
stern Canada, It was 0bllng to
orm him that yield OF sss