The Meeker herald., 1919-03-08
SECURE FARM now
Western Canada Offers 0ppor.
tunity to the Ambitious.
Fertile Lsn1 At Moderate csst, win
sseiai and Other Advantages That
Mean q Much. viii Sec"
D. Taken W.

The desire TO have q piece OF iAtsu
Of ones own II = natural Instinct IN
the heart Of every properly developed
man and woman. In earlier yeArS, on
account Of the great areas OF lana
AVAILABLE In the United States. no great
difnculty was experienced by any am
bilious settler who wished to become
his own landholder. but the rapid
Increase In population. combined Wild
the corresponding rise 10 the price OF
land. has completely changed this con-
dition. Land which . generation ago
might be had for homeate.dinE- now
commands prices ringing to 500 an
acre and over. At such prices II II
suite hopeless for the city man with
limited capital. to attempt to buy
farm Of his own. To pay for II be
comes q lifelong task. and the prob
ability II that he will never do more
than meet the interest charges. II
ks IL serious in his desires to secure
. farm home he must look to coun-
tries where there is still abundant
fertile land available at moderate cost.
and where these lands are TO be puf.
chased on terms which make II poe
sible for the settler with small capi-
tai TO become q farm owner as the
result Of few yearr labor. He viii
also want land in . country where
the practices Of the people are sini-
lar 10 those to which he has been &C.
customed: . country With the same
language. same religion. same general
habits Of living. with laws. currency.
weights and measures. etc. based on the
aame principles A. those with which
he ia familiar. He wants . country
where he can buy land from $40 to
SO an acre which will produce a.
big or bigger crops a. those he has
been accustomed to from lands at 500
an acre. He wants this land where
social conditions will he attractive to
himself and family. and where he can
look forward with confidence to being
started on the road 10 financial sut-
cess.
All these conditions he will ind In
western Canada. The provinces Of Al
0nu ~86SkSo@
provide the one and only answer to
the land-hungry. The land II there:
IL IL the kind Of land he WHAT'S: fhe
conditions are a. nearly IDEAL q -
possible. and the prices and terms are
such that the man Of moderate capt.
tai has an opportunity not available
TO him elsewhere. Land vslses are
going to Increase. bat Il viii lasssay
depend on how well the aoil can be
used. and the modern farmer 10 using
II each year to better sAvantase.
But those who ars o. the ground
and come closest to the heart o( the
farming sections are convinced that -
material decrease In value Ii II sight.
Indeed. they are almost unantnous IN
believing that we shall see . strsae
real estate market for fertile land.
With prices maintained: aad ~ d.
vsiopment and further eqsipments are
added the psicea on the open market
nay be expected TO show q further In
crease ~ the years 60 on-vp to the
limit OF income plus what men ars
willing to pay to pos~eas an attractive
home.
Someone once said: Never sell
abort Oh the United States. You Will
lose every time" And this applies to
those who are inclined to believe that
the future Of farm values IL in doubt.
The American farmer IL going for
ward. not backward. and the same
may be said Of the Canadian farmse.