The Ordway new era., 1916-03-03
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Nj OF me- WAR.

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Take. Advantage Of the
portunltiss In caaada."
'Fslip j ~ r- 5sTsslsi
ibuted by W. J. White, of the
Impairment of the Interior,
Ottawa. Canada,
oiled into a bank in one Of the
pf the west a short time ago and
ank manager said after the
he Canadians should be- pre-,
for = great influx Of people.
fops. that the western, Canadian
haye-produccd in. 1915. and the
that the farmers have had
upon them by the high price
hin, will make farm lands valu.
nd farming remuneratiye. After
bar is over there will be thou.
Ego to Canada to engage In agri-
9,and many other industries that
ertainly prove profitable. Condi-
will be wonderfully good. The
fising that Canada has had dur
e last year or two by its magniti-
b6ntribution Of over 250,000 men
ht for the Empire. the wonderful
Eit has given to the Red Cross
Patriotic funds, the excellent
)hg It made in subscribing over
p when only 80 millions Of dollars
bsked as q war loan. the brav-
)Ourage and hardihood of the SOL
who have fought the battles in
ers. it Is Just wonderful" and
kthusiastic banker grew eloquent.
hight have thought he was a sub
a booster for Canada. But" he
they wont go until after the
ell, now, Mr.. -. why wait un.
Ter the war? II all you say be
and you have said nothing yet
e wonderful bank clearings of
)a today. nothing of the fact that
mmense grain crop of Western
|Da this year has given to every
woman and child in that coun.
bver three hundred dollars per
why wait until after the war?
the war, under such conditions
u have pictured land which are
land values will go up, prices
Increase. Advantage should be
OF the low prices at which these
nltural lands can be had today.
have not increased any as yet.
EXCELLENT farm lands can be had
to railways in old settlements,
lcellent communities for from If.
ito thirty dollars per acre. The
(te 10 good and will be no better
the war"
fhat about conscription, though? ?
|ere not q danger from conscrip-
and should ! advise any to go
now. would they not have to
II? Then too. there is the report
there is q heavy war tax on
ft stf
Pas surprised to learn that these
Earns. stories that l thought had
exploded long ago. were still do
Pnty in many parts of the United
p, and that q gentleman OF the
learning OF my friend, was In
d to believe them.
inscription" l said. with Can
lontributing 25O,OOO men voluntari.
|Iisted, why conscription? There
; conscription in Canada, and
|er will there be. 1t is not need.
|1n any case no Legislation could
bssed by the Dominion Parliament
p would impose military service
people who are not citizens OF
(da. either by birth or naturaliza.
Settlers from the United States
not become naturalized British
bets until they had resided in
|da continuously for three years"
bted from Official documents.
the first few months of the war
|Arly stated that there would not
in Canada. / repeat
statement today"
nd then as to taxes" continued,
ing again from official authority.
taxes levied by the Federal Gov
lent take the indirect form Of GUS
excise and inland revenue du-
It IL untrue that farmers are
Ag direct war.tax levies and no
ding settler need hesitate to
to Canada on this account.
Imcial denials should convince you
all apprehensions which have
making some would-be-settlers
the United States hesitate to
} > change while the war lasts
without foundations. With these
Understandings cleared up. the
mt war conditions even become
1ded inducenent to settlement in
part OF the provinces of western
de, ipasmuch as war prices and
demands for all manner of farm