Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27
ADVANCEMENT IN
WESTERN CANADA
FARM LAND PRICES


Stories of phenomenal advancement
and prosperity in Western Canada
have been told the reading public for
some years past. The stories we're told
when there We're hundreds Of thouS-
andS of acres of splendid land adia-
cent 10 railways and projected lines,
which could be had on the payment OF
mere $40 entry fee, and under cuti-
/ Vation and living conditions. AS was
propheSied then, the day has come
when these are few. There are stil
available thousands of these: they are
some distance now from the RAILWAYS.
| The land is as good as ever, but pio-
| neering conditions viii have changed.
| A great many are still taking advan-
| tage of this free offer from the govern
! rLent. The story was told when good
/ lands near lines of railway could be
| bought for from IS to $40 per acre
! and the prophecy made that these
! prices would double in n few years. for
! the Intrinsic value was far more than
! that. That day has come more quickly
| than expected The immense crops OF
! grain that could be raised has brought
about the change, and the demand for
| low priced lands with maximum re-
turns has prompted the keen pur-
| chaser as well as the owner of higher
| priced land from which no greater re-
turn cOud be looked for. Prices OF
land IN Western Canada are still adj
| vancing. ami will continue to advance
until, Of course. the limit is reached
when returns will warrant no further
increase. That day is not far distant
But in the meantime. there are large
| tracts of land owned by land cOmpa-
| MES and private individuals that have
not felt the advance that has been
shown in other districts The oppor
tunuy to purchase these should not
he lost sight Of, and If there are those
| amongst the readers of this article.
which is authorized by the Canadian
government. who wish cheap land.
| such lands as produce from - to 40
bushels per acre, and will pay for
| themselves out of one years crop, ad-
vantage should be taken Of the present
| opportunity.
Coming to Alberta with his family
thirteen years ago, his assets consist
ing OF small outfit and $50 in cash.
Mr.. o. f. Malmberg has accumulated
| by farming and live stock raising as
sets 70 the value Of more than $500.
600 and has a personal credit, worth
on demand. $4,000 He has not epecu-
lated in land, but bought only to farm.
Near Blackie, Alberta. he operates 3.
100 acres of wheat land. He has just
purchased an additional 1880 acres
near Caldston, in Southern Alberta.
His personal credit enabled him 10
finance this deal in Calgary in a little
over three hours. The ranch Just pur-
chased Is a fully equipped stock and
grain canch. At the present time it
carries a thousand head of cattle and
several hundred horses, and Is fully
equipped with buildings, machinery.
corrals. sheep sheds, dipping watts etc.
That is n story from one district. Let
us select one from a district some hun
cred or more miles from that
peter A. KlaSsen. who recently
moved to Herbert, Sask., from Kansas,
has purchased "A section Of prairie Hand
in the TIillsboro district about "a miles
northwest of Herbert. for which he
paid $4,000 cash. He is erecting tenn
porary buildings to live In while put
ting the place in cultivation, and. this
summer plans to erect good bindings
on the farm and equip 1t for a home
Mr.. Klassen recently sold his SO-aore
farm in Kansas for $4,000 and is in
vestng the proceeds in Canada"
With the proceeds of the sale Of his
land in Kansas, this farmer purchased
IN saskatchewan q piece eight times as
large as he had previously been farm
ing. and had a balance with which to
purchase equipment, stock, etc, OF 81