The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-02
ADVANCEMENT IN
WESTERN CANADA
FARM LAND PRICES

STORIES Of phenomenal advancement
and prosperity In Western Canada
have been told the reading public for
soine years past. The stories were told
when there were hundreds Of thous-
ands OF acres ~ splendid land adla.
cent To railways and projected lines,
which could be had on the payment OF
mere $40 entry fee. and under cult.
saison and living conditions. A. was
prophesIed then. the day has come
when these are few. There ARE still
aVmisable thousands ~ these: they are
snine distance now from the railways.
The land Is ms good nv ever but pio-
n"ering conditions viii hive ehnnged
A great many are SIN taking ndynn.
iAgs ~ this free offer from the govern.
meni. The story was told when good
lands near lines of railway could he
bought for from 81 To $40 per acre
and the prophecy made that these
prices would double in few years. for
the intrinsic value was fur more than
that. That day has come more quickly
than expected. The immense crops nf
grim that could he raised hus brought
about the change and the demand for
low priced lands with maximum re-
turns has prompted the keen pnr
chaser ns well us the owner Of higher
priced land from which no grentcr re-
turn could he loniecd fer. Prices NJ
land 10 Western Cnunaa ARE still nd
vnnclng. and will continue Ia advance
until, of course. The limit Is reached
when returns VIII Warrant no further
Increase Tint day ~ nor far distant
But In The meantime, there are inrgc
tracts az band ov ned hv land conpn.
nlcs and private Individuals TINT have
NOT stlt the advance Tint hns been
shown 10 other districts. The oppor.
tnnlty 90 purchase these should not
be lost sight IL. and u there are those
amongst the re8ders of this article,
Which - authorized by the Canadian
government. WHO wish cheap land,
such lands rs produce from Is 10 40
bushels per mere. and viii pay for
themselves ont ~ one YEARS crop. AL.
vantage shenld be taken of the present
opportunity.
Coming 20 Alberta with his family
thirteen years ago, his assets consist.
Ing ~ a small nutht mud $50 In cash
Mr.. a. u. Maiiuhprg has accumulated
by farming and live stock ralSlng MS
sets 70 the vniuc of more than $500.
900 aud hns personal credit. worth
on demand, 100000 lie has not specu-
lated IN land, hut bought only 10 farm
Near Elackle, Alberta. he operates g.,
100 acres of wheat und. lie has lust
purchased mn additional II 200 acres
near Cnrdston. IN Southern Alberta.
His personal credit enabled him 10
finance this deal In Calgary In little |
over three hours. The rnnch Just pur.
chased Is n fully equipped stock aud |
grain ranch. At the present time II |
carries a thousand head az cattle md |
several hundred horses. and IL fully |
equipped with buildings. machinery, |
corfals, sheep sheds, dipping watts, etc. |
That Is "A story feom one district. Let |
ns select one from district some hun
drea or more miles from that.
'lRter A. klaSsen. who recently |
moved 20 Herbert, Sask., from Kansas, |
has purchased section of prairie land |
In the iilllshoro district. about - miles |
northwest OF Herbert. for which he |
puid $1,000 cash, He II erecting tenn |
parary buildings to live IN while put.
ting the place IN cultivation. and. this
summer plans 10 erect good buildings |
pn the farm and equip II for n home.
MIR. kiasSen recently. sold his Soacre |
farm In Kansas for $4,000 and Is In.
sestlnr the proceeds IN Canada"
With the proceeds OF the xnle of his |
land I'm Kansas. this farmer purchased |
In Saskatchewan piece eight times nv
large as he had previously been farm |
Ing. aud had n balance with which 10
purchase equipment, stock etc. OF ST.. |
no. Moreover rs land In Saskatche- |
wan may be expected to yield twice rs
much grain per acre. he VIII he able
10 produce sixteen times as much as
The average value OF farm land for /
The whole of Canada. Including land |
Improved aud unlmprvyed. together |
with dwelling houses. harms. stables |
md other farm buildings, Is approx |
mateiy Sti per acre rs compared with /
sai tn 1910. according 20 the latest re-
port Of the Census and Statistics I
branch at Ottawa. The average value I
af land Ia the Prairie Provinces L. as
Manitoba .s..,.ts. .Slioo
Saskatchewan ......... 2Ut0
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