The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-13
A AGRANDFATHER'S STORY
From $143 to a Competence in
 Three Years.

S@ efforts before moving to Canada in 1916 to make a living. It was hard work. He had so many ups and downs that he became dispirited be- fore he learned of the success of for mer neighbors of his who were doing well up in Canada. He sold his hold ings for a song, and had sale of what effects he had. When he strengthened up with his storekeeper and paid few debts he found that he had $143 in cash, good constitution, wife and five children. He had saved some few things from the sale. These he put into a car with the effects of a couple of others, who like him were going to Canada. He went into the Gem Colony in Alberta in 1916, bought a piece of land and commenced opera tions. The money he placed in the bank, and started one of his boys out to earn enough money to supply the table. The older boy used his wages to break up the sod on the 160 acres. But let MT. Chamberlain tell the rest of the story, which he has signed over his own signature. He says: "I rented 70 acres and hired 1t put into wheat, thrashed g wagonloads for my share. We lived in the granary two years.
 "The first of December, 1918, laid the concrete foundation for a twenty five hundred dollar house and com pleted it the last of January. I have nine head of horses and mules, i've head of cattle, fifteen pieces of ma- chfnery, seven outbuildings paid for and half interest ia a thrashing ma chine. This Is an old grandfather's story, as my son-in-law came with four children from Idaho last March and bought 32O acres c. P. R. irrigated land and we helped him develop 200 acres of it. They can't say around here, everybody works but father.'" Increased His Wealth Six Hundred
 Fold.
 There are more stories of success in Western Canada. There's that of Allan Nicholson of Hazelbridge, Mani toba. In speaking of it he says: 'T shall never regret coming to Manf- toba. I came here seventeen years ago. I think 1t was in the spring of 1903. My old home was at Le Mars, -Plym- outh county, Washington township. Iowa, where had been farming for a good many years. I had farm of PAS acres, of which I owned 80 acres and rented 16O. When left in 1903 I sold my equity in the farm for $75.O0 per acre. The nearest station to my place was Dalton, and my old neigh bors there will remember me very well.
 "When I came to Canada I rented three-quarters of a section at South Plympton, near Springfield, Manitoba. After a year or two's experience at renting I bought my present farm of 320 acres, and am now engaged in mixed farming. I have always had good crops since came here, and some of them have been bumper crops.
 eff went back to the United States today I could take back $500 or $500 to every $1.OO that I brought into the country. My land today is worth from S75OO to $s5.OO an acre, and in addition to my grain growing I have made a speciality of high-grade Per cheron horses, purebred Shorthorn cattle and purebred Berkshire hogs. I nection with my stock, and today would not sell my farm for cent less than $3O,00O.
 "The older settlers of Le Mars, Iowa. will remember me very we'll. was greatly impressed with the country when I made my first visit here in 1903, and that impression has been here.
 'aThe climate agrees with us all. Be fore came here my doctors bills were something awful. I had no sooner got one paid than I was due for another one. Since we have been in Manitoba $5O.OO would pay all our doctors bills for the last seventeen years.
 'T think am doing my old friends a kindness in letting them know how we'll I have done since I came here. This is certainly a country of opportu- mites. I have had no more good luck than falls to the fortune of any ordi nary person. and am satisfied could never have done as well had I re- mained in the old home. l shall be pleased at any time to give informa- tion to old friends who care, to write me about my experiences in this country"
 o. G. Rutledge, Canadian govern ment agent, 3O1 B. Genesee St., Syra- cuse, N. Y., can give information con- corning all districts in Western Can ada.-Advertisement.