Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-03-06
A GRANDPARENTS STORY
From $143 to a Competence in
Three Years.

y. j. tDdEnDeflaln tellS SIDTF UL MS
efforts before moving to Canada in
1910 to make a living. 1t was hard
work. He had so many ups and
downs that he became dispirited be-
fore h. learned Of the success of for
mer ueighb0rs of his who were doing
well up in Canada. He sold his hold
ings for song, and mad sale Of what
effects he had. When he Strengthened
up with his storekeeper and paid a
few debts he found that he mad S143
10 cash. a 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
rOuple of Others. who like him were
going 10 Canada. He went into the
Gem Colony in Alberta In 1916, bought
piece of land and commenced opera
tons. The money he placed in the
bank. and started one of his boys out
90 earn enough money to supply the
thbIe. The older boy used his wages
10 break up the sod on the 100 acres.
But let Mr.. Chamberlain tell the rest
~ the story. which he has signed over
his own signature. He says; Il rented
70 acres and hired 1t put into wheat,
thrashed % wagon loads for my share.
We lived In the granary two years.
'3Tha first of December 1918, laid
the concrete formation for twenty
five hundred dollar house and COM
pieted II the last of January. | have
nine head of horses and mules. hve
head Of cattle, fifteen pieces of ma
chinory seven outbuildings paid for
and half interest in n thrashing ma
chine. This is an old grandfather's
story, ms my son-in-law came with four
children from Idaho last March and
bought 320 acres G. r. Il. irrigated
land and we helped him develop 200
acres Of 1t. They cant 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 or
Allan Nicholson Of HazeIbridge. Mani
toba. In speaking of it he says: Il
shall never regret coming to Mani
t0ba came here seventeen years ago.
think II was In the spring Of 1908.
NV old home was AT lie Mars. Plym-
Onth county, Washington township,
Iowa. where l had been farming for a
good many years. / had farm OF
24S acres. Of which I owned so acres
ana rented 100 When / left in 1903
sold my equity In the farm for $1,000
per acre. The nearest station to my
place was Dalton. aud my old neigh
bors there will remember me very We'll
when | came To Canada / rented
three quarters of section ut South
Plympton. near Springfield, Manitoba.
After year or twu's experience at
renting ! bought my present farm OF
$40 acres. and am now engaged In
mixed farming | have always had
goou crops since | came here. and
some of them have been bumper
crops.
III went back to the United States
today could take back $500 or 5000
to every Sl00 that brought into
the country. My land today is worth
from 5000 Ia $500 an acre. and In
RdMtion to my grain growing | have
made Il speciality OF high-grade Per
cheron horses, purehred Shorthorn
cattle and purebred Berkshire hogs. l
have had uniform good luck In con.
uection with my stock. and today |
would not sell my furm for a cent less
than $4,000
The older settlers of lie Mar. Iowa,
Will remember me very we'll was
greatly impressed with the country
when | made my first visit here in
1903, and thar impression has been
strengthened all the time have been
here
he climGte agree with us all. Be
fore came here ny doctors bills
were something awful. hnd no
sool~'r got one paid than | was due
for another one. Since we have been
IN Manitoba $1,000 would pay ail our
doctors bills Tor the last seventeen
years.
Il think am doing my old friends
kindness In letting them know how
welt | have done since | came here
This is certainly country of opportu-
mites | have had no m,re good luck
than fails to the fortune of any or,li-
nary person. and am satisfied could
never have done as we'll had | re-
ndiued in the old home shall be
pleased at any time to give informal
ton "a old friends who care 10 write
ME about nay experiences in 3h3S
country
Geo. \. HAIL Canadian government
Ncut. 123 Second ST., Milwaukee Wis.
can give Information concerning al
districts in Western tanadu.-Adver-
tisemeut