The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-07-26
ADVANCEMENT IN
WESTERN CANADA
FARM LAND PRICES

Stories of phenomenal advancement
.ud prosperity in Western Canada
nave been told the reading public for
some years past The stories were told
when there were hundreds of thouS-
pudS OF acres of splendid land adja-
cent 70 railways ana projected lines,
which could be had Oh the payment of
"a mere $40 entry fee, and under cult
walton and living conditions. As was
prophcSicd then, the day has come
when these are few. There are still
available thousands Of these; they are
some distance now from the railways.
The land is aS good uS ever, but plo-
neoring conditions will have changed.
\ great many are still taking advan-
tage of this free offer from the govern
ment. The story was told when good
lands near lines of railway could be
bought for from s. 10 $40 per acre
and the prophecy made tina I .heS"
prices would double in Il few years, for
the intrinsic value was far more than
thar. That day has come more quickly
than expected The immense crops of
~ am 'llaAl 'bNlih w lsAAN'' nus h''NFNiN
about the change, and the demand for
low priced lands with maximum re
turns has prompted the keen pur-
chaser as We'll as the owner of higher
priced lane from which no greater re-
turn CCulu he looked for. Prices OF
land fl Western Canada are still ad-
vancinC. ana 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-
ries and private individuals that have
not felt the advance that has been
shown in other districts. The oppor-
tunity tC purchase these should not
! be lost sight Of, and II there are those
| amongst the readers of this article,
| winch is authorized hy 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, adj
| vantage should be taken of the present
opportunity.
| Coming To Alberta with his family
| thirteen years ago, his assets consist
| ing of small outfit ana $50 in cash
| Mr.. O. +. Mambcrg has accumulated
by farming and live stock raising as
! sets to the value Of more than $500
| 600, and has Il personal credit, worth
on demand, 100000. He has not specu
lated in land. but bought only To farm
Near Blackip, Alberta, he operates ,.
| 100 acres of wheat Land. He has JUS
| purchased an additional II 800 acre
near Cardston. IA southern Alberta
His personal credit enabled him t'
! finance lhiS dead ia Calgary in a littl'
over three hours The ranch just pur
! chased iS Il fully equipped stock ant
grain ranch. Al the present time i
carries a thousand head of cattle an(
several hundred horses. and is fully
equipped with buildings. machinery
corrals. sheep sheds. dipping watts, etc
That is story from one district. Lee
rs select ON" from Il district some hun
drcd or more miles from that.
Peter a. KlusSen. who recently
, lnoNt"l tf iltIb'il, NdNN.' ll'Ih N"llNlN
has purchased Il section of prairie lane
In the IlillShoro district. about - miles
northwest of Herbert. for which h'
paid Sl2.OOo cash. He i erecting TEN
porary buildings 10 live in while put
ting the place in cultivation, and, thi'
summer plans to erect good building
on In" farm and equip il for Il home
Mr. KlasScu recently sold his SO-acr'
farm in Kansas for Sl1,OOO and Is in
vesting The proceeds in Canada
With the proceeds of ia" sale of hi
land in Kansas. This farmer purchase
in Saskatchewan a piece eight times "a
large rs he had previously been farm
ing. and had Il balance with which I,
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