The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-03-19
AGRANDFATHER'S STORY
From Sl43 to a Competence in
Three Years.

r. y. lHhmDcrlHln tells StOry OI HIS
efforts before moving to Canada In
1916 TO make u living. 1t 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 fora song, and had sale Of what
effects he had. When he Strengthened
up with his storekceper and paid u
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 car with the effects or a
couple of others, who like him were
going To Canada. He went into the
Gem Colony In Alberta In 10lG, bought
u 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
10 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: Il rented
20 acres and hired 1t put into wheat,
thrashed % wagon loads 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 il the last of January. ! nave
nine head of horses and mules, nve
head of cattle, fifteen pieces or ma
chnery. seven outbuildings paid for
and half interest In thrashing ma
chine. This Is an old grandfathers
story, as my son-in-law came with four
children from Idaho last March ana
bought 800 acres c. r. X. irrigated
land and we helped him develop 2Oo
acres of IT, They can't say around
here, everybody works but father
Increased His Wealth Six Hundred
Fold.
There are more stories or success
IN Western Canada. There's that OF
Allan Nicholson OF IIazelbridge. Mani
toba. In speaking of it he says: Il
shall never regret coming to Mani
toba. came here seventeen years ago.
| think il was I'm the spring of loO3.
NV old home was mt lie Mars. Plym-
outh county, Washington township
Iowa, where had been farming Tor q
good many years. ] had n farm OF
24s acres, of which owned so acres
and rented 100 When ] left in 1908
] sold my equity I'm the farm for S'o.oo
per acre. The nearest station TO my
place was Dalton. aud my old neigh
bors there will remember me very well.
"Whcn | came TO Canada ! rented
three-qtIarters Of section at South
Plympton. near Springfield. Manitoba.
After n year or two's experience ut
renting | bought my present farm or
300 acres, and am now engaged In
mixed farming. ! hive always had
good crops since came here. and
some of them have been bumper
crops
"lf went back To the United States
today could take back $500 or 5000
to every 500 that / brought into
the country. My land today Is worth
from 5000 TO $500 IN acre. and In
addition to my grain growing ! have
made speciality Of high-grade Per
cheron horses. purebred Shoythorn
cattle and purebred Berkshire hogs. |
have had uniform good luck in con-
nectiOn with my stock, and today
would not sell my farm for a cent less
than $4,000.
THE older settlers of lie Mar, Iowa,
will remember me very well. ! was
greatly impressed with the country
when | made my first visit here in
1908, aud that impression has been
strengthened all the time / have been
here ~
The climate agrees with us ALL Be-
fore 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.
II think ] am doing my old friends a
Kindness in letting them know how
well have done since I came here.
This IL certainly a country Of opportu-
mites. ] have had no more good luck
than falls 10 the fortune Of any ordi-
nary person, and arm satisfied could
never have done as well had I re-
manned 10 The old home. shall be
pleased al any time to give informa-
ton 10 old friends who care to write
me about my experiences In this
country"
Geo. A. Hall. Canadian government
agent, 123 Second St.. Milwaukee. Wis.,,
can give information concerning all
districts In Western Canada.--Adver-
tisement