Cheyenne record., 1919-02-06
YOUR CHANCE HERE
Unbounded Prosperity Ahead Of
Western Canada.
Opportunity Beekons Settlers Of All
kinds-"With the Golden Wake
That Marked the Way the Happy
Reapers went"-James Whiteomb
Riley.

Reapers Went"-James Whteomp
Riley.
The war having been brought to q
favorable conclusion more attention
can now be given to the agricultural
and Industrial development of Western
Canada. which were checked by the
trOublOus times of the past four years.
| Now that these are over, the proper
development Of the country will be
continued.
True. much agricultural progress has
been made during this time. Crop pro-
duction has been greatly Increased. the
number of live stock has steadily
grown, and with each succeeding year
the dairying and wool industries have
become more important. But despite
this forward march, many phases of
development have been held in check.
The activities of farmers. too. have
been greatly hampered by shortage OF
labor. and, under the circumstances.
what they have achieved can only be
described rs marvellous.
Excepting those Industries closely al
lied 10 agriculture, such as butter and
cheese manufacture. industrial activity
in the Prairie Provinces has been al
most at standstill. And even In
these branches extensions have been
strictly limited to those of urgent ne
cessity. Building has been consider
ably curtailed, especially in the towns
| and cities, though many commodious
and up to-date dwellings. barns and
other buildings have been erected by
farmers in the country. Indeed. the
amount OF building farmers have done
| Is one OF the outward signs OF their
prosperity; but considerably more of
| it would have been done had not the
more important work of food produc-
ton received priority in the labor
available. Railway construction work
has been almost entirely suspended.
| With more help available. and the
use of the Iabor-saving devices that
have been adopted during the last few
years great advances in the agricul-
tural development of Western Canada
might be looked for even if no new
settlers were expected; but the COM
Ing of thousands of prospective set
tiers who have hitherto been deferred
only by the unsettled conditions from
making their homes in this last great
| West will give considerable impetus
to every phase of agriculture in these
Prairie Provinces.
Hand in hand with the development
of agriculture, there will be renewal
of industrial activity. For the estab-
| al
rcfincrieS. canncrics. and many other
Industries for the utilization of the
products of the land, as well as for
the extension of the already impOr-
tant industries of butter and cheese
manufacture. are splendid opportuni-
ties Mining numbering. Quarrying,
the manufacture of clay products are
! also n few industries capable OF con-
siderable growth. and to which great
er attention can now be devoted.
To provide accommodation for pres
ent business requirements alone would
keep the building trade busy for
long time. but with further develop
ment in the cities it is impossible to
foreser any SlackneSS in any branch OF
| this trade. And the number of farm
erS whose needs hav" 0utgrown their
| present accommodation and who have
| been awaiting an opportunity to re-
nlncc their buildings by larger and
| more modern ones, is considerable and
constantly increasing Municipal work
| will be gradually resumed. and the
railways have much work in contem-
| plation.
All this points to n period of great
| prosperity in Western Canada-agri-
cultural and industrial prosperity. The
| former is the more important for on
1t the latter depends. Being prima-
| rily an agricultural country, Western
Canada will probably pass through the
| readjUstment period with little diff
Guilty.
There is no reason tn believe that
| farming will he less rrmunerutivr than
1t has been in the past there are, on
| the other hand, many good and sound
| reasons for believing that the returns
| will be as large rs ever One thing il
| certain: Intelligent farming on the
fertile prnirieS Of Western CanatLl, re-
Quiring rs i: does the smallest possi-
Bile capital outlay compared with that
required to get start in older set
tied countries, will continue to be one
of the quickest and surcSt ways to in
dependence that can be followed by
the average NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Caustic.