The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-03-02
WAITING FOR THE
END OF THE WAR
Then Take Advantage Of the
Opportunities in Canada"
Contributed by W. J. White, Of the
Department Of the Interior,
Ottawa, Canada.)

The 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-
Rble and farming remunerative. After
the war Is over there will be thou
ancs go to Canada to engage in agri-
culture and many other industries that
VIII certainly prove profitable. Condi-
uons will be wonderfully good. The
advertising that Canada has had dur
ing the last year or two by its magnifi.
cent contribution Of over 250,O00 men
to fight for the Empire, the wonderful
sums 1t has given to the Red Cross
and Patriotic funds, the excellent
showing 1t made in subscribing over
double when only so millions of dollars
was asked as a war loan, the brav-
cry, courage and hardihood Of the SOL
dieFs who have fought the battles in
Flanders, It is Just wonderful" and
my enthusiastic banker grew eloquent.
One might have thought he was sub
sidized booster for Canada. But" he
said, they won't go until after the
war"
well, now, Mr.. -, why wait un-
til after the war? II 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 conscription, though?
Is there not a danger from conscrip-
tion, and should l advise any to go
there now, would they not have to
face It? Then, too, there is the report
that there is a heavy war tax on
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 gentleman of the
wide learning of my friend, was in.
clined to believe them.
"Conscriptionw l said with Can.
ada contributing $50, 900 men voluntari.
ly enlisted, why conscription? There
is no conscription in Canada, and
neither will there be. It 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-
t1on. 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.
IN the first few months of the war
clearly stated that there would not
be conscription in Canada. | repeat
that statement today"
And then as to taxes" / continued.
quoting again from official authority.
All taxes levied by the Federal Gov
ernment take the indirect form of Gus
,oms excise and inland revenue du.
les. 1t is untrue that farmers are
paying direct war-tax levies and no
Intending settler need hesitate to
;ome to Canada on this account.
Official denials should convince you
hat all apprehensions which have
'een making some would-be-settlers
rom the United States hesitate to
make a change while the war lasts
re without foundation. With these
Misunderstanding cleared I'D, the
resent war conditions even become
n added inducement to settlement in
ny part of the provinces of western
'anada, tnasmuCh as war prices and
zen demands for all manner of farm
'Soducts afford the farmer a special
opportunity to make money" .
| was glad of the chance and
LEASED to have him state that his
Jews had altogether changed.
! could have continued, and told him
the fortunes that had been made in
be season of 1915, out of farming
heat growing, oat growing, barley !,
rowing, cattle raising, dairyinR and !.
liked farming, could have told :
i'm Of an Ottawa (Canada) syndicate
nat had a yield of 100 bushels OF
ats per acre from their farm at VAIN I
right and from so acres of wheat Q
eld they threshed over go bushels per Q
ere. These yields, while phenomenal, q
ere repeated in many portions of 6
estern Canada. It was interesting to e
form him that the average yield of
Dring wheat in Saskatchewan was Q
SIC bushels per acre; Manitoba, 26.3 #
lshels; in Alberta, 36.16 bushels, b
nd over the three provinces there was Il
total average of over 80 bushels per p
:re
THE immense crop that has 1ust 81
Zen harvested has put millions Of dol y
RS in the hands of the farmers, and II
70 work of distribution through the Y
gular channels of trade has already =
'gun. Millions of bushels of gr& II
g still in the hands of the farmers,
hich means that there is vast store
realizable wealth that will be stead. IL
: gong into circulation, benef1tting
9 thousands who are depedent in -
rectly on the basic industry Of the
ovince for their livelihood.
The mock prosperity that rested on kr
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