Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-13
IDEAL FARM LANDS
Minnesota Man at Last Found
What He Sought.
ace, Long Search, the Wondrous
productiveness of Western Canada
Was Pointed Out, and He
Is Going There.

He farned for number of years
raor Window. Minnesota, and as Mr..
Ii 8 Marcy told it, ne had done well.
M had made sufficient money to see
Nm and his wife through their re-
naming days.
aBut there were the boys" said Mrs.
Marcy "and six of them, too-some Of
.ba six not yet back from overseas. ,
YES we are proud of them, the fond
mother said. but, oh my, we had no
rrIp and she bemoaned that These
bcvs had TO be looked after Why not
settle them about you in your own
neiphborhood? You have good land
there. splendid neighbors, and every
hing that might be desired"
aYes. that is all true" replied this
,stimable lady, shut the land is so
|bigh.prced we couldn't afford to buy
there, although worth every cent
asked for it. You see we have six
bows. and they are good one, too"
So. one day, three years ago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marcy rugged up the automobile
FOR touring trip. They wanted to in
yestigate for the boys benefit. The
tourney lasted for a year. 1t took
them through Arizona with its varied
scenery, its climatic and agricultural
attractions; into the canyons of Colo
RADIO they went, and the agricultural
possihilities there aroused a large
amount of interest. Still undecided,
down into the valleys of California the
automobile went. Fruit orchards were
plentiful, grain fields were attractive,
4 but the psychological time had not ar
rived. Reversing their way, they
passed through Washington, Oregon
and Montana and home. A years jour
ney and no results. "Oh. yes" Mr..
Marcy said, 1--WE had delightful time.
enjoyed it all hut the day and night up
10 Colorado. when we were held up by
d wonderful snowstorm we and six
Others. Planking the snow embank-
ment, we came through safely. If
trife incdrgenieneed."
Die talk Their practical minds showed
that they he'd not lacked opportunities
FOR observation. They could not find
what they wanted for the boys. When
be was between twenty and twenty
five years of age, Mr.. Marcy pictured
No himself the kind of q home he
wanted. He reared family of boys
md had yet to find such a place. His
pears Journey had been fruitless in
hat respect.
One day he decided he would try
Fhat Western Canada could do. He,
pad read Of it, and he had friends
here who had done well. He toured
he provinces of Manitoba, Saskatche-
Fan and Alberta. He saw the vast
pairIes, yielding their twenty and
twenty-five, and as high as forty bush
fls Of wheat, with enormous yields of
pther grains. The north central coun-
~ which afforded the grass and the
kheiter that made stocl1-raising . val-
Fable adjunct to. the growing or grain,
'as NlSited, interviews were had with
81 he settlers, many ,oh his own home
ElislFict, and all were satisfied.
Only the other day he arranged for
car IN which he will load his effects
= De taken to the Alberta farm he had
arehased when on his visit. Mrs.
marcy goes with him, and the six boys
MI follow. He found the place he
laa pictured in his mind wAen he was
twenty or twenty-five years old. 81
Jus unable to find it until l made my
estern Canada visit. l bought the
arm and l am satisfied. When l saw
carload of four-year-old steers
fought into the Edmonton market.
weighing LOO pounds. that had never
eeh inside building nor fed a bit of
krain | was glad l had made up my
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