The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-10
BIG RUSH NOW ON
For Western Canada and the
160-ACre Homesteads.

and serge effectively who TIL the iieldS
and gardens.
1t cannot he repeated too often that
the world needs every ounce of food
II can produce this year, and that the
growers of that food nrc sure of good
prices. When men now of middle age
were casting their first ballot, dollar
wheat was the farmers ideal of pros
perity. Today, we have two-dollnr
wheat, with other grains and meats
and vegetables In proportion and lndi-
cations that amy shift from these
prices Is ns likely to be up us down.
Every acre must work. The farmer
who increases his crop Is performing
a national service, as well as assuring
prosperity for himself. There cannot
be % much, and unless II united and
consistent effort is made. there viii
not be enough."-Chicago Journal.
Now that the United States has
Joined with the Allies, the sentiment
of the past has merged into the per-
Sonnl interest Of the present. The duty
of the loyal and patriotic citizen Is to
bend every effort to bring the great
Worlds Wal to Il satisfactory COnclu-
sion, to assist In all ways the forces
that have been fighting Mt tremendous
odds the giant power of nutocrncy.
Victory IL 10Y assured the unlOn OF
the great fighting force of the United
States navy, Its military, Its financial
cooperation, It's full and complete sym
pathy, will eventually bring about "A
peace that Will be solid and lasting.
Canada, just across the border linz.
that has no mark of fertilization. no
signs Of defense. welcomes the assist
ance that the United States Is render
ing, welcomes this new partner INTO the
arena that Is battling for II disruption
of the forces that breed and beget tyr
amy n oppression, and fighting for
II democratic and free world. What n
sight II will be to see the American
and the Canadian. with the Stars and
Stripes and the Maple Leaf Of Canada
emhlazoned In one fold hG., entwin"d
in their effort to rid the world Of an
incubus that has disrcgarded all laws
human and divine.
There Is n necessity for the greatest
effort ever was made, not only on the
hattleficlds of Europe, not only on the
mined and summarized seas. but In
carrying out on the peaceful fields
OF agriculture. the plans so urgently
requested by those at the head of
the departments of resources. The
recent reports by the Government
show n great falling of In the amount
of grain that nay be expected from the
crop as of recent date, being only n
little over co per cent. 10 per cent
less than the average. Every patriotic
American Will bend all his effort
towards increasing this. He may not
shoulder " muskct, but he can handle
n hoe. he can drive n team and man,
age n pillow. He will be doing ycOman
service In this way. and assist In IA
wonderful the man who Is
fighting In the trenches. II nc does
not now own n piece Of lind, by all
means get one-rent II, buy it-get II.
There is lot Of vacant land that will
give ample return for his labor.
The desire to possess a home, to lnf
prove It and to prosper. Is natural To
every American, and today unprece-
dented offers are being made to secure
the residence of the h~ome-hunter. The
war condition is draining the continent
OF its foOdstuffs and economists are
e~ndeavoring tn meet the rapid deplc'
ton of the nations stores of grain and
other farm products. Western Canada
has proven her claim TO being the nntu'
ral producer OF economically grown
roodstuffs and is e~ndcnvoring to owe
come a worlds shortage In necessities
by offering her lands. practically free
20 anyone who will take them and pro
duce. Labor II scarce In Canada, md
Is now being bOnused. Good wages are
offered and the time n farm hand Il
drawing pay In 1917, is considered by
the Canadian Government. the same as
residence duties on one Of the free 1GO
acre farms. that this Government l,
giving away, In order to settle the fer
Tile prairies and bring about within
a few years u half billion annual croI
of wheat.
The most conclusive evidence l,
available to any inquirer, that Western
Canada farm lands will produce more
wheat Of n better quality and NJ I
tower cost Of production per acre thar
has heretofore been known In grain
growing countries. II Is M idle state
ment TO say, that yields Of fifty bushels
to the acre Of wheat are grown In Can
ada the statement Is made In all seri
BUSINESS and IL backed up by the let
tiers and nliidavits Of reliable farmer
In Western Canada. These farmer
are enjoying the same home comfort
that their n%eighhors TO the south par
ticipatc; they have the same goo'
houses, the same good horses an'
cattle, the same good roads and com
munication, MS well as the same goo'
social conditions, and, aest Of all, the.
own their land and what they earl
they own for themselves, being n foun
dalton for greater wealth and indie
Observation-Disclosures.