Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-01
FOR THE
END OF THE WAR
"Then Take Advantage of the
Opportunities in Canada"
Department of the interior.
Ottawa, Canada.)

iiS ooiiN XIV. "AS>A way
war, the Canadians should be pre-
pared for a great influx Of people.
The crops that the western Canadian
farms have produced i'll 1916. IL the
wealth that the farmers nave had
thrust pom them by the high price
Of grain, will make farm lands valu-
able and farming remuneratiVe. After
the war is over there will he thou
sands GO to Canada to engage in agri-
culture and many other industries that
will certainly prove profitable. Condi-
tons will be wonderfully good. The
Advertising that Canada has had dur
ing the last year or two by it's magnifi-
cent contribution OF over 100000 men
to fight for the Empire. the wonderful
sums it has given to the Red Cross
and Patriotic funds. the excellent
showing it made in subscribing over
double when only 80 millions OF dollars
was asked as Il war loan, the brav-
ary. courage and hardihood of the sol
liers 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
;idized booster for Canada But" he
said, they won't go until after the
war;"
We'll now. MI. -, why wait ull-
ill after the war? If all you say be
true, and you have said nothing yet
If the wonderful bank clearings OF
Canada today, nothing of the fact that
he immense grain crop of Western
'anada this year has given to every
man, woman and child in hat Gun
Itry. 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
real) land values will go up. prices
will increase. Advantage should be
taken OF the low prices at which these
agricultural lands a be had today.
They have not increased n as yet,
and excellent farm. lands can be had
close to railways i'll old settlements,
in excellent communities for from fiji
teen to thirty dollars per acre. The
climate is good and will he no better
after the war
What about CONSUMPTION. though?
Is there no a danger from conscrip-
ton, and should | advise any to go
there now. would they not have to
face it? Their too. there is tho report
that there is a heavy war tax OF
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 25O,0 600 men vclnntari-
ly enlisted. why CONSUMPTION? There
is no CONSUMPTION ill Canada, and
neither will 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 VI
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
! quoted from official documents.
I'm the first few months of the wal
l clearly stated that there would .ot
be conscription i'll Canada. I repea,
that statement today
And then as to taxes" continued
quoting again from official authority
"All taxes levied by the Federal Gov
eminent take the Indirect form uf Gus
toms excise and inland venue du
ties. 1t is untrue that farmers ar,
paying direct war-taX levies and M
intending settler nee hesitate I,
come to Canada on this account.
Official denials should convince yo,
that all apprehensions which hav,
been making some would-be-s.ttler
from the United States hesitate t.
make Il change while the war last!
are without foundation. With thes
MISUNDERSTANDING cleared up, tn,
present War conditions even becoln,
an added mducement to- settlement il
any part OF the provinces of western
Canada. inasmuch as war prices an,
keen demands for all manner OF farm
products atTorr the farmer a specia
opportunity to make money"
was glad Of the chanc. an,
pleased to hav. him state tina, hi
views had altogether changed.
could have continued, and told hin
of the fortunes that had becn made II
the season of 1919 ,NNt nf J.rvn;uu