The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-03
WAITING FOR THE
END OF THE WAR
Then Take Advantage of the
Opportunities in Canada"
tContributed by ". ]. White, of the
department of the Interior,
Ottawa, Canada.l

strolled into a bank in n of the
cities OF the west a short time ago and
the bank manager said after the
war, The Canadians should be pre-
pared for a great influx of people.
Inc 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 var is ove there will be thou
ands go to Canada to engage in agri-
culture and many other industries that
VIII certainly prove profitable. Condi-
lions will be wonderfully good. The
advertising that Canada has had dur
Ing the last year or two by it's magnif-
cent contribution of over ESQ, 900 men
to fight for the Empire, the wonderful
sums 1T has given to the Red Cross
and Patriotic funds, the excellent
showing it made in subscribing over
double when only so millions of dollars
was asked as a war loan, the BRAY
cry, courage and hardihood of the SOL
diers who have fought the battles in
Flanders, it is just wonderful" and
my enthusiastic banker grew eloquent.
One might have thought he was a sub
sid1zed booster for Canada. But" he
said, they won't go until after the
war"
We'll, now, Mr.. -, why wait I'M
til after the war? If 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 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 are
reaD 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 be had
close to railways in old settlements,
in excellent communities for from fif-
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 go
there now, would they not have to
face 1t? Then, too, there is the report
that there is a heavy war tax on
lands"
l was surprised to learn that these
old yarns, stories that l thought had
beep> exploded long ago. were still do
irg@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!" l said with Can
ada contributing $50, 1000 men vo%luntari-
ly enlisted, why CONSUMPTION? There
is no CONSUMPTION in Canada, and
neither viii there be. 1t is not need
ed. In any case no legislation could
be passed by the Dominion Parliament
which would impose military service
upon people who are not citizens of
Canada, either by birth or naturaliza-
ton. Settlers from the United States
could not become naturalized British
subjects until they had resided in
Canada continuously for three years."
l quoted from official documents.
I'm the first few months of the war
! clearly stated that there would not