The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-16
NO CONSCR|PT|ON
IN CANADA
No War Tax on Land-Embargo
on Shipment Of Live Stock
Removed.


During the prevalence OF the foot
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 II almost impossible for upwards
OF year to ship cattle into Canada
from the United States. This was es
pecially hard on the settler. AS re
suit. Western Canada lost number OF
settlers. they being unable to take
their live stock with them Canada s
practically free from horse and cattle
diseases. and the wish OF the authori
ties is to keep 1t so.
Recently. though. an order has heen
issued by the Department OF Agricul
ture. removing the embargo. ana 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 II Is to move to Canada. taking
with them stock that they have had In
their possession for six months. and,
which II 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 mad
upon the payment OF a ten.dollar en-.
try fee and fulfilling the requisite liv.
ing and cultivation duties. These
lands are we'll adapted TO the growing
OF all the small grains. and besides,
having an abundance OF grass and SUI.
tcient 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 Pacihc 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
reaGing the reports OF the crops
throughout all parts OF the Canadian
West in 1915. Yields OF 50. 6O. and as
high as 20 bushels OF wheat TO the
~
yields OF from 80 to 45 bushels per
acre we're common. Oats as nigh as
l3O bushels per acre are reported, 80
aud 81 bushels per acre being ordl.
nary. The prices realized by farmers
have placed most OF them on easy
street"
Lately there have appeared articles
In 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 eiect
We have II from the highest authority
In the Dominion that there rs no truth
IN the statement, Sir Robert Borden
at the opening of Canadian parliament
on January 18th. said
In the first lew months OF the war
/ clearly stated that there would not
be conscription in Canada. repeat
that statement today.
This statement should set at rest
the conscription talk that has been so
freely used TO influence those VINO may
be considering settling In Canada dur.
ing the war.
It has also been said that there was
q 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 report is absolutely
untrue. ana mas 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 mstitu-
tions is such that Canada is well able
to take care OF the extra war expenses
without any direct war taxation This
has been well illustrated by the mag.
niicent response to the Dominion Gov.
ernments recent bond issue, which
was more than doubly subscribed Tor
within the first eight hours OF its be.
ing offered to the public.
trhe above appears as an advertise.
ment and is paid Tor by the DOMINION
Government which authorizes ITS pub
licationl
He who gives joke must take q