The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-14
NEW YEARS GREETINGS
The Heads Of Canada's Western
Provinces, and Their
Message.

Tho United Su,r> having been In
the great worlds VAR trr about nlH'
months. the touch ut wars spirit has
p,rmru,ol ,ar great commonwealth
aud .u .,,ry Nau.,. ... district, = icIi
and shown tar ......>, ..' WAS % Ne
expected from % I....r whose o. "l
liberty and Justice r.>,s supreme 20 MI
else. p., ll 5ay ,.o,T appreciation
or wha, % w,nu> o. give un u'" Tor
the future happiness Sd, themselves
and The generations Shat t'.."" grows
greater and greater There VIII De
losses uf loved ones, hU, there viii be
no badge ~ mourning to Indicate the
great sorrow that will Ne felt. 1t Is
realized that the sacrifice Is the t"ll
that is demanded for making the whole
world better, and. sensing this, there
is preparation and willingness to sac
riiiCc until the Goal-the defeat anu
downfall Of dvspotism-!S assured
When the people look back, and see
what Canada has done. and learn that
Canada today Is bigger and better y
ever, they will take heart, and with IN
Crcasiugly growing NiGur Cnrry on with
n greater courage. Canada has been
In the war Tor three and "a half years
She has sent 100000 ont ~ Il popula'
ton Of eight million, she has sub
scribed 10 Victory Bonds over aud
over again and there is no sound OF II
whimpcr. At each demand that IS
made upon her resources. Sh" meets IT,
and gets ready for the next. Recently
her people were asked Ia subscribe
$4,000 900. She handed over SibO,'
100000.
Having already contributed io0.ooo
soldiers, Canada was recently asked to
approve of sending another luo,uoo'
With II sweeping majority, consent was
given.
How the war affects Canada IS best
shown by the willingness ~ the people
to contribute. They. too, realize the
great and noble part they nre taking
In this great conflict. They are n unit
on making the world better. Cunada's
wealth was never shown 10 better ud.
vantage than In the present struggle.
II possesses great wenllh In the soil, In
It's mines, It's other natural resources,
and wonderful riches In tn" rcnacity
and courage Of It's men and its women.
The soil and the climate. and the har-
dihood and determination Of the farm.
Ing class to win, hy cultivatlug and
cultivating, growing wheat and raising
cattle tn build up the resources so
necessary To carry on the war. are fac.
tors that will count.
Probably the best word Of cncour-
agement comes from the l'rclnlerS Of
the three great provinces where the
bulk Of the food products will come
from. When one reads what these
men, prominent In their country say, II
gives Inspiration. II there urc any
who may be pcssimistic of the future,
the message that these gentlemen send
forward should remoV all doubt.
Three and II hulf years In the war, able
to speak us they do, the future should
look bright to those who may have
their seasons Of doubt!
Hon. +. e. Norris. Premier OF Mani,
toba, says:
Manitoba has p~rospcred exceeding,
~ Nv N'hA iUifs INV Nv ~
year finds us not my still ready and
willing, but increasingly able to bear
whatever burdens the fourth year OF
the var may bring.
Manitoba farmers, generally speak.
ing. have never been In better condl.
ton to carry on. out Of her prosperity
Manitoba Is giving lavishly toward tn
winning Of the war. Every appeal for
funds has met with quick and generous
response. The people OF the Province
are well settled into the collar in all
wal efforts. There's n spirit Of deter,
minntlon, OF willingness to make sac,
r%iiices, OF confidence in the certain out
come. OF which there Is no room for
pesslmism. Manitoba will carry on
saskatchewan hnd n prosperous and
successful year In 1917. and when Pre-
mier Martin sent out his New Year
messnge II was filled with an optimism
that was fully warranted.
There IL no doubt that the province
today IL In n better condition tinan
cially than ever before. True, the ef
fects OF the town and city real estate
boom have not altogether passed away
but speaking generally. the farmers Oh
the plains and the merchants In tn,
towns are In n better financial position
E today than nj any previous time. Oul
l. people are industrious and progressive
c "Whlle We have In some portions 0,
D the Province u mixed population, cdu
u cation ana scientific methods are max
y Ing rnpld strides md we are lookinl
10 forward with cyers confidence to I
O. glorious future and the development 81
n people ON the central plains Of Can
n ndn, ~ which the whole Dominion nm,
N the British Empire will have ever,
IL reason 10 be proud"
r. While Alberta has given over TO Ia,
IL war thousands OF her virilc manhood
u thus taking from the farmer n lurg.
N percentage Of It's producers. It still
W stands up big and huoyant. The farm
help thus temporarily removed mean
a demand for farm help and Increase,
farm effort to TIL Us highly prOductly,
NJ acres. Hon. ChAs, Stewart, Premier o