Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-16
NO CONSUMPTION
IN CANADA
No War Tax on Land--Embargo
on Shipment Of Live Stock
Removed.

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 1t almost impossible for upwards
OF year to ship cattle into Canada.
from the United States. This was +
pecially hard on the settler. As a re-
suit. Western Canada lost number OF
settlers. they being unable to take
their live stock with them Canada Ia
practically free from horse and cattle
diseases. and the wish of the authori.
ties In to keep 1t 30.
Recently, though. an order has eeen
issued by the Department of Agricui.
ture. removing tho embargo. and set.
tiers are now free TO take In the mum.
Der OF head OF horses or cattle that are
permitted by the Customs authorities
ana the freight regulations. This will
Dc 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 10 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 1860 acres each In any
OF these provinces. that may be had
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 mn abundance of grass. and suf,
hcient shelter. they are well adapted
to the raising Of stock
IL one prepares to purchase iano.
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 Pacific and Ca
madam Northern railways. whose hold
fngs are I'm 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
reading the reports Of the crops
throughout all parts Of the Canadian
West In 1916. Yields of so. 60, and as
high as 70 bushels OF wheat to the
acre were numerous, while reports OF
yields of from 30 to As bushels per
acre were common. Oats AZ high as
$50 bushels per acre are reported. 80
and, 60 bushels per acre being ordt
nary Ths 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 effect
We have II from the highest authority
In the Dominion that there Ia no truth
In the statement. Sir Robert Borden
ut the opening Of Canadian parliament
on January 18th. said:
I'm the tirst few months of the war
I 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 40
freely used TO influence those who may
be considering settling In Canada dur
ing the war.
II 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 tho different provinces Join
In saying such report In absolutely
untrue. and has no foundation what
ever In fact, nor In there likely ever
to be any such tax upon land In
Canada"
The general prosperity OF Western
Canada farmers and business institu
tions Ia such that Canada IL we'll able
70 take care OF the extra war 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 Its be
ing offered to the public.
THE above appears as an advertise
ment and In paid for by the Dominion
Government which authorizes its pub
1ication.)