Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-01
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.)


cities of the west short time ago ana
the bank manager said after the
war the Canadians should be pre-
pared for n great influx OF people.
The crops that the western Canadian
farms have produced in 1915, and 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'
/ tions will be wonderfully good. The
! advertising that Canada has had dur
! ing the last year or two by its maGniii-
cent contribution OF over 100000 men
| to fight for the Empire, the wonderful
sums IL has given to the Red cross
| and Patriotic funds. the excellent
showing II made in subscribing over
double when only 30 millions OF dollars
was asked as war loan, the brav-
cry, courage and hardhood OF the sol
diers who have fought the battles III
I u L
my enthusiastic banker grew eloquent
one might have thought he was sub
sidized booster for Canada But" he
said they won't go until after the
war"
Well now, Mr.. -, why wait un-
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
Carada 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 arc
rcaD 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 yet
and excellent farm lands can he had
close to railways in old settlements.
IA excellent communities for from hi-
teen to thirty dollars per acre. The
climate is good and will be no better
after the war"
What about conscription, though?
Is there not danger from conscrp-
tion, and should | advise any to go
there now. would they not have to
face it? 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 of the United
States, and that a gentleman of the
{ wide learning of my friend, was in
! clined to believe them
: "Conscription!" said with Can
ada contributing 25000O men voluntari
. ly enlisted, why conscriptiCn? There
Is no conscription in Canada, ant
neither will there be. II is not need
ed. In any case no legislation coulC
be passed by the Dominion Parliament
which would impose military service
upon people who are not citizens o
Canada, either by birth or naturaliZa
ton. Settlers from the United States
could not become naturalized British
subjects until they had resided II
Canada continuously for three years.
| quoted from official documents.
"In the first few months of the wa
| clearly stated that there would no
be conscriptlon in Canada. | repea
that statement today"
And then as to taxes" | continued
quoting again from official adthdrit!
"All taxes levied by the Federal Gc'
ernmont take the indirect form If cus
toms excise and inland revenue d.
ties. II is untrue that farmers ar
paying direct war-tax levies and u
intending settler need hesitate I
come to Canada on this account.
"Omcial denials should convince yo
that all apprehensions which hav
been making some would-be-settler
from the United States hesitate
make change while the war last
are without foundation. With thes
Misunderstanding cleared up, th
present war conditions even becom
III an added inducement to settlement
20 any part OF the provinces of wester
" Canada inasmuch as war prices an
10 keen demands for all manner Of farl
10 products afford the farmer specii
" opportunity to make money"
was glad of the chance an
!" pleased TO have him state that h
" views had altogether changed
., could have continued, and told hi
~ OF the fortunes that had been made
the season of 1915. out of farmin
wheat growing. oat growing, barl'
-, growing, cattle raising. dairying al
=. mixed farming. | could have to
=. him of an Ottawa (Canada) syndica
,s hat had IA yield OF 1870 bushels
", ats per acre from their farm at Wal
"a wright and from go acres of whe
~. field they threshed over GO bushels p