The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-23
WAITING FOR THE
END Of THE WAR
"Then Take Advantage Of the
Opportunities in Canada"
Contributed by w. j. White. OF the
Department OF the Interior,
Ottawa, Canada)

strollcd into n bank In one ~ the
cities Of the west n short time ago and
the bank manager said after tho
war, the Canadians should be pre-.
pared for n great influx OF people.
The crops that the western Canadian
farms have produced In 1918. and tho
wealth that the farmers have had
thrust upon them by the high price
OF grain, will make farm lands valu.
able and farming rcmuncrative. After
the war is over there will he thou.
sands go to Canada To engage IN agri.
culture and many other Industries tina.
will certainly prove profitable. Condi.
ttons will be wonderfully good. The
advertising that Canada has had dur.
ing the last year or two by it's magnin.
cent contribution of over go, 900 men
TO fight for the Empire, the wonderful
sums It has given TO the Red Cross
and Patriotic funds. the excellent
showing II made In subscribing over
double when only 80 millions OF dollars
was asked as n war loan. the bray.
cry, courage and hardihood OF the sol.
diers who have fought the battles In
Flanders, II 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"
We'll. now, Mr.. -. why wait IN.
I'll 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 hat 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
real) land values will go up, prices
will increase. Advantage should be
hken of the low prices at which these
agricultural lands can be had today.
They have not increased any as yet.
and excellent farm lands can be had
close To railways In old settlements.
~ 'N''AA'AA wi AA'AA w
teen to thirty dollars per acre. The
climate is good and will be no better
after the war"
What about CONSUMPTION, though?
Is there not a danger from conscrip.
ton. and should | advise any to 20
there now, would they not have To
face IL? Then too. there Is the report
that there is a heavy war tax on
lands"
] was surprised TO learn that these
old yarns, stories that ! thought had
been exploded long ago, were still do.
Ing duty In many parts 0f the United
States, and that a gentleman Of the
wide learning OF my friend, was in.
clined to believe them.
"Conscription!" | said. with Can.
~ enlisted. why conscri ,Ition? There
Is no conscriptIon in Canada, and
neither will there be. II is not need.
ed. In any casc no legislation could
be passed by the Dominion Parliament
which would impose military service
hl''ll ll''lA' VIZ q l'N NlAls'llo VI
Canada. either by birth or n%aturaliza.
ton. Settlers from the United States
could not become naturali2ed British
subjects until they had resided in
Canada continuously for three years."
| quoted from OH, .al documents.
I'm the first few months of the war
| clearly stated that there would not
be CONSUMPTION In Canada. ! repeat
that statement today"
And then as 10 taxes" I continued,
quoting again from official authority.
"All taxes levied by the Federal Gov.
eminent take the indirect form of Gus.
toms excise and inland revenue du.
ties. II Is untrue that farmers are
paying direct war.taX levics and no
intending settler need hesitate TO
come TO Canada or this account.
"Oflcial denials should convince YOU
that all a"pprchensions which have
been making some would.be.settlers
from the United States hesitate TO
make IA change while the war lasts
are without foundation. With these
Observation-Disclosures cleared up, the
present war conditions even become
an added induccment to settlement in
any part OF the provinces OF western
Canada, inasmuch 0s war prices and
keen demands for all manner Of farm
products AFFORD the farmer n special
opportunity To make money"
was glad OF the chance and
pleased to have him state that his
Views had altogether changed.
! could have continued, and told him
OF the fortunes that had been made In
the season of 1915, out Of farming.
wheat growing, oat growing, barley
growing, cattle raising, dalrying and
mixed farming. | could have told
him of an Ottawa tCanada) syndicate
that had a yield OF 1870 bushels of
oats per acre from their farm at Vain.
wright and from co acres OF wheat
field they ihrcshcd over 90 bushels per
acre. These yields while phenomenal.
were repeated in many portions OF
western Canada. II was interesting To