The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
YOUR CHANCE HERE

Unbounded Prosperity Ahead Of
-. Western Canada.
Opportunity see'eens Settlers Of Az
Kinds-4Nlth tho Golden Wake
That Marked the Way the HAPPY
Reapers Went':-James Wh'seomo
Riley.
The war having been brought to .
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 Do
continued
True, much agricultural progress has
been mnde during this time Crop pro-
duction has been greatly Increased. inc
number of live stock has steaduy
crown, and with each succeeding year
the dairyins and wool industries have
become moro important. But oespato
this forward march, many phases OF
DEVELOPMENT have been held In cheek
The activities Of fnrmers> too. naVo
been greatly hampeEed by shortage ot
hhor. and, under the circumstances
what they have achieved can only %
described as nnrvelou4
Executing those industries closely NJ
lied to agriculture, such as butter ano
cheese manufacture, Industrial act1v1V
In the Prairie Provinces has been A.
most ut q stnndstil And even N
fheae branches extensions have oeea
strictly limited to those OF urgent ne
oessity. Building has been consider
ably curtaled. especially In the towns
and cities, though many commodious
and up-to-date dwellings, barns anu
other buildings have been erected o5
cnrme1s In the country. 1ndeeo. inc
amount of building farmers have oono
b one Of the outward Signs OF tne'r
prospeity: but considerably more OF
II would have been done had not tho
more important work Of food produc-
ton received priority In the iaoo9
ayaIlable. Hallway construction worK
h-s been almost entirely suspendeo
| With more help available. ana -tne
usc of the labor-savinE devices thas
have been adopted during the Inst rev
venrs rcnt advances In the nErcuI-
tural development Of Western Canada
might bo looked for even II NO new
settlers were expected; but the eon-
ing Of thousands of prospective SCI
tiers who have hitherto been deferred
only by the unsettled conditions nom
mixing their homes In this 'ast great
West VIM give q considerable Impetus
to every phase of agriculture IN these
Prairie ProvinceA :.
| HIND in hand with tho development
Of agriculture, there Will be renewal
Of industrial activity. For tho estnD-
llshment Of such industries ns sugar
refineriea. cnnneriea. and many othee
industries for the utilization or tho
PRODUCTS of the lnnd. rs well ns for
the extension Of the already impor-
tnnt industries Of butter and cheese
manufacture, are splendid opportuni-
ties. Mining, numbering. Quarry'nS.
the manufacture Of clny products are
also a few industries capable OF con-
adorable growth. and to which great
er attention cAn now be devoted.
To provide accommodation FOR pres
ent business requirements alone w0uio
keep the building trade busy, for
long time. but with further develop
ment In the cities 1t In Impossible to
foresee any slackness in my branch OF
this trade. And the number OF fnrm-
ers whose needs have outgrown their
present accommodation and VINO nave
been awaiting an opportunity to re-
o,ace their buildings by larger ana
more modern ones. Is considerable nnd
constantly increasing. Municipal work
will be gradually resumed. and the
railways have much work In eontem-
plntion.
All this points to period Of great
orosperity in Western Canada--agrl-
cultural and Industrial prosperity. Tho
former is the more important. FOR ON
II the latter depends. Being prima-
r,ly an agricultural country. Western
Canada will probably pass through the
readjustment period with little dill
Guilty.
There Is no reason to believe that
farming will be less remunerative than
It 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 ID
certain: Intelligent farming on the
fertile prairies of Western Canada. re-
curing rs 1t does the smallest possi'
lille capital outlay compared with TINT
required to get q start In older SET
tied countries, will continue to Ike ono
Of the quickest and surest ways TO m
dependence that Gun be followed ~
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