Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-15
NO C0NSCR|PT|ON
IN CANADA
No War Tax on Land-Embargc
on Shipment of Live Stock
Removed.

"iiA liAOAIAi ~ Olll IOI vi
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 it almost impossible for upwards
OF a year to ship cattle into Canada
from the United States. This was cs-
iecially hard on the settler. AS u re
suit, Western Canada lost u number oi
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 althoIi-
ties is to keep it so.
Recently, though, an order has been
issued by the Department of Agricul
tllre, removing the embargo. and set
Tiers are now free to takc IN the mum
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
tcntiOn it is to move to Canada, taking
with them stock that they have had r.
their possession for six months. f.nd
which it is the intention to use Oh land
that they will farm in the Provinces
of Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta.
There are thousands OF splendid
hOmesteads of 100 acres each i'm any
OF these provinces That may be had
upon he payment of a ten-dollar an
try fee and fulfilling, the requisite liv.
ing and cultivation duties. These
lands are we'll adapted 10 the growing
of all the small grams. and besides,
having all abundance Of grass, and sui.
ficient shelter, they arc we'll adapts
to the raising of stock.
If one prepares to purchase land.
there could he no better time thar 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
illgs 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 han in
reading the reports Of the crops
throughout all parts of the Canadian
West In 1915. Yields OF so. 60. and as
high as 10 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
1870 bushels per acre are reported, SO
II 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
s%cription in Canada, ~ that such a
law was likely to be put into effect.
We have II 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:
In 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 CONSUMPTION 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
n war tax on land. Hon. DIR. Roche,
Minister of the Interior, over his W
signature has denied this, and the pre-
'aiers Of the different provinces join
Y saying "such a report is absolutely
untrue, and has no foundation what
ever in fact. is there likely ever
to be any such tax upon land in
Canada"
The general prosperity Of Western
Canada farmers and business institu-
tiOns is such that Canada is well able
to take r Of the extra wa expenses
without any direct war taxation. This
has been well illustrated by the mag.
nificent response to the Dominion Gov
ernment's recent bond issue, which
was more than doubly subscribed for
within the first eight hours Of it's be-
Ing offered to the public.
(The above appears as an advertise.
ment and is paid for the Dominion
Government which authorizes it's pub
i~ication.J
.sses Not Suited.
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