Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-03-24
NO CONSUMPTION
IN CANADA
No War Tax on Land--Embaruo
on Shipment OF Live Stock
Removed.

Duiihb tht ~pltNhitnCt VI tht INV
and-mouth disease In some portions Of
the United States. an embargo was
placed upon Interstate shipments.
This also had an effect upon ahip-
ments 10 Canada, and necessarily an
embargo waD placed upon them max
Ing II almost impossible for upwards
OF a year &c ship cattle into Canada.
from the United States. This was es-
p~ecially hard on the settler. As a re-
suit. Western Canada lost q number OF
settlers. they being unable TO take
their live stock with them. Canada rs
practically free from horse and cattle
diseases, and the wish Of the authori-
ties Is TO keep Il 30.
Recently. though, an trder has been
Issued by the Department u Agricul-
ture, removing the 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
and the freight regulations. This will
be welcome news tc 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 IL the intention TO use. on land
that they will farm I'm the Provinces
OF Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta.
There are thousands of splendid
homesteads OF 100 acres each In any
OF these provinces. that may be had
upon the payment Of a ten-dollar on.
try fee and fulfilling the requisite llv'
Ing and cultivation duties. These
lands are well adapted to the growing
OF all the small grains. aud besides,
having an abundance Of grass, and suf'
1cient shelter. they are we'll adapted
TO the raising OF stock.
II one prepares to purchase land,
there could be no better time than the
present. Prices nre 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
lngs are In 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 tho Canadian
West In 1915. Yields OF 90, 60. and as
high as 70 bushels OF wheat TO tho
acre were numerous, while reports OF
yields OF from 80 to 45 bushels per
acre were Oats as high as
1870 bushels per acre are reported, 80
and 60 bushels per acre being ordi'
nary. The prices realized by farmers
have placed most Of them on easy
street"
Lately there have appeared articles
in a number OF United States news
papers t. the effect that there was con.
scription in Canada, or that such a
law was likely to be put into effect.
We have II from the highest authority
In the Dominion that there is no truth
In the statement. Sir Robert Borden
at the opening OF Canadian parliament
on January nth, said:
I'm the first few months OF the war
| clearly stated that there would not
be CONSUMPTION IN Canada. | repeat
that statement today"
This statement should set at rest
the CONSUMPTION talk that has been 50
freely used to influence those who may
be considering settling in Canada dur
ing the war.
II has also been said that there wal
a wal tax on land. Hon. DIR. Roche
Minister OF the Interior, owe his Owl
signature has denied this, and the pre-
mlers OF the different provinces joli
In saying such a report is absolutel!
untrue. and has no foundation what
ever IN fact, nor Is there likely eve
to be any such tax upon land Il
. Canada"
, The general prosperity OF Western
> Canada farmers and business lnstitu
, lions is such that Canada Is well abb
2 to take care of the extra war expense
y without any direct war taxation. Thi
. has been well illustrated by the mal
niicent response 10 the Dominion Gov
ernment's recent bond issue, whlc
was more than doubly subscribed 10
within the first eight hours OF Its b.
Q ing offered 10 the public.
(The above appears as an advertise
ment and Is paid for by the Dominic
Government which authorizes It's pull
llcation.)