The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-11
4 GRANDPARENTS STORY
From $143 to a Competence in
Three Years.

T. J. Chamberlain tells 4 story Of his
efforts before moving to Canada in
1916 to make living. 1t was hard
work. He had so many cups and
downs" that he became diSpirited be-
fore he learned Of the success Of for
mer Deighbors of his who were doing
well up In Canada. He sold his hold
lngs for a song, and had a sale OF what
effects he had. When he Strengthened
up with his stOrekeeper and paid a
few debts he found that he had SAB
In cash. good constitution, wife
and five children. He had saved some
few things from the sale. These he
put into n 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
q piece of land and commenced opera
tons. 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 100 acres
But let Mr.. Chamberlain tell the rest
Of the story, which he has signed over
his own signature. He says: 81 rented
20 acres and hired it put into wheat.
thrashed o wagon loads for my share.
We lived in the granaTy two years.
THE first of December, 1913. laid
the concrete foundation for twenty
five hundred dollar house and COM
pleted it the last OF January. I have
nine head Of horses and mules, five
head of cattle, fifteen pieces of ma
chinery, seven Outbuildings paid for
n, T1,r.s1c- lff inc a.
chine This is an old grandfather's
story, as my son-in-law came with four
children from Idaho last March and
bought 800 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 1t he says: Il
shall never regret coming TO Mani
toba. came here seventeen years ago.
I think it was in the spring OF 1903
Ny old home was at LIE Mars, Piym-
outh county, Washington township,
Iowa, where had been farming for a
good many years. ! had farm OF
24S acres, Of which 1 owned so acres
and rented 16O. When left in 1903
/ sold my equity in the farm for $500
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 L rented
three-Quarters of a section at South
PIympton, near Springfield, Manitoba.
After a year or twO's experience at
renting l bought my present farm OF
800 acres, and am MOVIE engaged In
mixed farming. I have always had
good crops since 1 came here, and
some of them have been bumper
crops.
"If 1 went back to the United States
today 1 could take back $500 or $500
| to every S1.O0 that I brought into
| the country My land today Is worth
| from $500 to $500 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,
have had uniform good luck in con
nection with my stock, and today
would not sell my farm for cent less
than $4,000.
1.-THE older settlers of LIE Mar. Iowa,
Will remember me very well. was
greatly impressed with the country
when 1 made my first visit here In
1903. and that impression has been
strengthened all the time have been
here.
1.-THE climate agrees with US all Be
fore I came here my doctors bills
were something awful. had no
sooner got one paid than was due
for another one. Since we have been
In Manitoba 5000 would pay all our
doctors bills for the last seventeen
years.
ST think am doing my old friends a
kindness in letting them know how
well have done since l came here.
This is certainly a country OF opportu-
| mites. 1 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-