Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-03-23
NO CONSCR|PTION
IN CANADA
No War Tax on Land-Embargo
on Shipment of Live Stock
Removed.

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and-mouth disease in 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 1t almost impossible for upwards
OF a year to ship cattle into Canada,
from the United States. This was es-
pecially hard on the settler. AS a re-
suit, Western Canada lost 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 authori-
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 num-
Der 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 in
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 tendollar 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-
ficient shelter, they are well adapted
to the raising of stock
II 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 all parts of the Canadian
West in 1915. Yields of so, 60, and as
high as 70 bushels of wheat to the
acre were numerous, while reports OF
yields of from 80 to As bushels per
acre were common. Oats as high as
100 bushels per acre are reported, SO
and 60 bushels per acre being ordi-
nary. The prices realized by farmers
have placed most of them on easy
street."
Lately there have appeared articles
in a number of United States news
papers to the effect that there was con-
scription in Canada, or that such
law was likely to be put into effect.
We have it from the highest authority
in the Dominion that there is no truth
in the statement. Sir Robert Borden
at the opening of Canadian parliament
on January 18th, said:
'Tn the first few months of the war
clearly stated that there would not
be CONSUMPTION in Canada. repeat
that statement today"
This statement should set at rest
the conscription talk that has been so
freely used to influence those who may
be considering settling in Canada dur
ing the war
1t has also been said that there was
a war tax on land Hon. Dr. Roche,
Minister of the Interior, over his own
signature has denied this. and the pre-
/miers of the different provinces join
In saying "such a report is absolutely
untrue, and has no foundation what
ever in fact, nor is there likely ever
to be any such tax upon land in
Canada"
The general prosperity of Western
Canada farmers and business institu-
lions is such that Canada is well able
to take care of the extra war expenses
without any direct war taxation. This
has been we'll illustrated by the mag
hificent response to the Dominion Gov
ernment's recent bond issue, which
was more than doubly subscribed for
within the first eight hours of its be-
ing offered to the public.
(The above appears as an advertise
ment and is paid for by the Dominion
Government which authorizes its pub
lication)