Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-23
SEVEN YEARS AGO
AND TODAY
Then He Had 6 Mules, $3.50
Cash and Some Equity-Today
He Has $4,000 and Owns
2 Sections of Land.

The story of the wealth of Western
Canada cannot be told too often; the
truth will bear repeatings. And in
telling of 1t it is hoped that advantage
will be taken Of the great opportuni-
ties that Western Canada offers by
those who are today struggling for a
mere existence, by those who are oc-
cupying lands, high in price and high
in rentals,
From grain, live stock and dairying
In 1916, there was q return from the
three Prairie Provinces Of $1,000 OO
or an increase of four million dollars
over 1915, and 11S million dollars over
1914.
A prominent Trust Company says
Some of our contract holders have paid
off their purchase money on lands
bought year ago out of this years
crop, and what one man can do anoth-
er can do. Thousands of Southern AL
berta farmers harvested an average
of 40 to so bushels of No. 1 wheat to
the acre. These farmers have more
real money to spend than any other
people on the American Continent. J.
d. Johnston of Bladsworth, SaSk., left
Johnson County, Kansas, seven years
ago. When he left he had $500 in
cash, six mules, some settlers effects
and an equity in some prairie land.
Mr.. Johnston tells his story:
I'm my seven years residence in
Saskatchewan, have raised seven
good crops the value of this years
crop alone being Twenty thousand dol
lars. 1 now own Two Sections of i'm
proved land, II horses and mules, 40
cattle, large steam thresher and a
full line of farm machinery"
We have made five trips to Kansas
one trip to the Pacific Coast and re-
turn. We have enjoyed the society OF
class of people than whom none bet.
ter can be found. The climate is
healthful and invigorating. The sol
| Is fertile and productive, we'll adapted
for the production of the best quality
and large yields of all cereals and
vegetables, wild and tame grasses. Il
is an excellent stock country"
The question of taxes is one thai
carries with it considerable weight
| Coming from a man like Mr.. Johnston
the same weight should be given the
answer. He says:
The tax system especially commend!
itself to me as being simple. reason
able and just. All direct taxes ar
levied on the land at its appraised
market value, exclusive of improve
ments thereon. No tax on persona
| property. This tends to discourag
the holding of lands by speculator
who prevent its cultivation or improve
ment, hoping to realize profits from tn
enhanced value of their holdings du
to the industrial activities of the bon,
fide settlers. 1t tends to encourage tn
settlers to rear substantial improve
ments upon their land without payin
penalty in the form of taxation
therefor. 1t encourages the raising o
live stock and the possession of Othe
personal property necessary to the de
velopment of the country.
'"The laws are well and economicall
administered. Citizens of the Domin
ion vote ON election of members o
parliament and members of the Pro
vincial assembly, while on question
of local improvements and school mat
tiers the franchise is exercised by rate
payers, irrespective of citizenship.
The people are enterprising, schoC
facilities are good Taxation, just an
reasonable. Military service volur
tary. Patriotic fervOr unsurpassed
law and order the rule, and crime tn
rare exception. 1t is the land G
banks, schools, telephones, grain ell
vators, broad, fertile acres, good cl
mate, good citizenship and aboundin
in opportunities for the industriou
man or woman of good morals, |
short, the land of promise and fulfil
ment, 1 know of no better anywhere
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