The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-21
Seagravss Says
New Mexico Must
Get Into Action
lconnnu,ya lrnm pnsc onc.l


to. devoted 10 Canadian development
OF the article and Of Canadian plans
Me- s~rgrnveH writes
um reliably Informed that
through Canadian u~dNCrNaiuu and
colonization agencies they are receive
inr $500 90 500 Inquiries daily large
~ from prospective settlers now rest.
dents of D. United HtHios
Tho canadian magazine article hY
, % BLACK. follows
"goterumont public lands suitable
for cultivation boz Canada ore cither
forest covered ns loo northern ontario
aud the northern parts Of Alberta.
Saskatchewan aud urltiah Columbia
ur thrN are too remote from railways
n uf IL prairie nature. Elsewhere in
tho older settled paris Of tho east and
on The western praircr iherr ia much
good land a. De- had and conveniently
situated 90 rsilwufa. but Boz either
owned hf individuals or corporate
hudics who hold 81 mainly for spccu-
iutiNc PURPOSES
"ro mnkc this luud nyniinbio for
rNsuldicfH who desire a. % is proposed
that railways shall De- built iu tho
remote parts and wher, railway acil-
tiles already exist 90 bus up suitable
forming lands offered Tor sale when
me price asked n considered cNres.
riyr. o. Hhnli be nNoi hy arbitration
The public outlpF 60 mike these
lands available woulu De- only tenn
unfary. Tho outlay for railways
would aonn be- made out Of current
rrfcnuo sure fn result uH has proved
tu b. the cuHo Iu other SECTIONS of the
wcut To secure pnrarerlou of llud1
lu uartH nuu undrr cultivation. % H
proposed by federal authorities that
each provisional government shall
tHto d INITIATIVE Co acquire puases-
sion, uuYiuE fur fht sfmp In rIHh ~
huudH The soldier settlement hostrl
appointed lF federal government Will
asume control of Huru of the land no.
ihU soldiers may select and reimburse
fhc province fnr Its expenditure This
board viii then 500 The land to tho
Huliiera payable on u time hnriH ~
twenty years oT more uu H unrrxHunn
plan Tho allotment OF lHnI will hs
limited hf Ifh value with "a .urrrHfrl
limit ~ $1,000 TIuH OF laUd 90 500
an acre. thD soldier could acquire 100
acres while uf land at oulN SEQ IN
ncrc, he could acquire $3.50 acres
Initial payment Required of soldiers
IH O~ur-frnfN. huf oven tUIH may hU
relieved at the discretion OF fhs board.
"toumitt0c composed uf practical
farmers iH proposed to nass on col.
diors uhyAClllY utfrl. and who also
have had previous FARMING experience
or their natural frndoroitH arD such
la 90 Insure their becoming successful
farmers Tho mon who uuss viii hr
sent o. un agricultural rolirgr for re-
twelve weeks course boz intensive ode
urHuon iu agricultural WORK. ruuHlats
ing mainly uf rDld and animal hus-
hundry nud the usr of farm mHchlu-
cry After this course. tnrN Will be-
put ON farms owned hy mon Boz 81, m-
pHthY with this movement who're for
six weeks thof wil Doe gwen object
lessons loo the proper cultivation nf
The land % thH car, of 900 useful
forms 81 Hfe on BE-
a tho end uf thIH umr fhs soldier
Dol expected 90 enter fufmiur ON h|a
rwn recount Tho board viii proc
Vide him with Tive stock and pfuip.
mont up Co 81 70 without interest
Tor two Year, Hud subsequently, 90 b.
psrCort should uf 90, uT ull
mount remain unpaid
Provision IH HIsn mode fuT Wuru.
tlrt uIl boo rHr. Improvement Ira
necessary and tho IpHfI mHN advance
hIm for thiH uuruuH. 50 600 addition.
ui once ut DTS work thU soldier
farmer will hD helped FOO WIE, aulI
hf thr advice of paid Instructors
iHt,lus boo thD service uf fhr e0uutI
board
~ be- Intended to broaden tn
Hrh,mr Ca also take boz land IIt,I.
uult FOR rau,hIUH u~ufpuHDa
% Boz estimated tIH' DIuHII IIH
natural resources sufficient .IsiIII
e. population Of $4,000. 900 u.YnIr.
which means nl1f Ht l,..f 90 600 HII
must ull tho slIl'