Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-10
LAND VALUE FIXED
Depends Altogether on Power OF
Giving Wealth.
That 10 Why the Fertile Acres Of West
ern Canada, With Adjacent Mar
kets, Are So Attractive
to Settlers.

Throughout every portion OF the
Western Empire lands that are capable
OF producing are In great demand
We find that in the States of proved
agricultural wealth, land prices have
increased within the past three or
four years to degree that ten years
ago would not have been thought to
be possible Land that sought buyers
at 500 an acre five years ago is
changing hands at $500 an acre. The
secret of this does not lie altogether
In the higher prices OF farm products,
for the expense of production has in
creased proportionately. The better
methods of farming have had a good
deal to do with 1t, and the knowledge
that demands for farm products will
be sufficiently great for a good many
years to coQe to insure continuation
OF the high prices that prevail. at
present. Then, again, improved ma
chinery, the tractor and other means
OF economic power will tend to lessen
the cost.
Governing land values, too, are cli-
mates, soil, moisture, settlement, rail-
roads, markets. Without markets, no
matter how much the other factors en-
ter into 1t, the land is merely OF
speculative value
It is not more than a third of
century since ninety per cent of
cupied and titled, and producing
enough in one year to give a profit
of from twenty-five to thirty dollars
per acre, was unoccupied or used as
grazing land, and worth very little.
These lands today are valuable, and
are being sought by settlers who real
ize their present and future value.
There is no portion of the world that
is attracting the same attention. The
soil may have improved in the past
centuries with the fertiizing given it
by nature: the climate has not
changed, and the moisture may be
considered the same. These are three
of the essentials of good land. What
they lacked a third of century ago
was markets. fourth essential.
| 1t is not to be wondered at that these
millions of acres with their great
| wealth, which have SO long been await
| Ing the awakening touch Of mankind,
| are now to be found adding to the
| available wealth of the world. With
| the advent of railroads, throwing their
| great trunks OF steel across the con-
| tinent and over the surface Of these
| boundlesS plains, spreading out their
/ tentac1es to remoter parts, the world
| at large has begun to realize that here
| was a country possessing all the nat
| ural advantages claimed by older com
| munities; that land here just as good
| or better, acre for acre, as their OWL
| could be had for almost the asking.
With the realization of the fore
going facts came the people, who
! found that q railway had preceded
| them and markets already existed fol
anything that they might care &c
| raise. These markets have greatly
| expanded and, are capable Of still
| greater expansion, and assure to the
| agricuIturist the prevailing prices OF
| the world An assured market means
| added value to every acre of land il
| western Canada, and the near future
Will see lands that are now selling
| at exceptionally low prices begin tt
| increase in value, just as they have IL
| Eastern Canada and the United States
| advertisement.
| Sorrows best cure is employment