The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1920-03-05
A GRAMDFATH[R'S STORY
From s143 to a Competence in
Three Years.

r. j. chamberlain tells a story of MI,
efforts before moving to Con,dn H.
1916 to make living. 1t wus bord
work. He had so many "ups and
downs" that he became dispirited ho
fore he learned OF the success Of for.
mcr nelghbors of his WHO were 1nIn,
well up in Cannda. He sold his h.Id,
ings for song, and had sale of VIVA,
effects he had. When he Strengthened
up with his storekeeper and mid +,
few debts he found that he had Sl49
In cash. n good constitution. n wlfa
and five children. He had saved soma
few things from the sale. These h.
put into car with the effects of =.
couple of others. who like him were
going to Canada. He went into tn.
Gem Colony in Alberta In 1916, bought
piece of land and commenced opero.
lions. The money he placed IN ths
bank. and started one of his boy, M,
TO earn enough money to supply tbe
table. The older boy used his wages
to break up the sod on the 100 ucres
But let Mr.. Chamberlain tell the roc,
of the story, which he has signed over
his own signature. He says: 81 rcnteA
10 acres and hired it put into wheat
thrashsd % wagon loads for my share
We lived in the granary two years.
"Ihe first Of December. 1918, | laid
the concrete foundation for twenty.
five hundred dollar house and rom.
pieted 1t the last of January. have
nine head Of horses and mules five
head Of cattle. fifteen pieces of mn.
chinery. seven Outbuildings paid for
and half interest In n thrashlne ma.
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 G. p. II. irrigated
land and we helped him develop 200
acres Of it. They can't say around
here. everybody works but father'r
Increased His Wealth Six Hundred
Fold.
There are more stories of success
In Western Canada. There's that of
Allan Nicholson of Hazelbridge Mani.
tobn. In speaking of 1t he SAYS; az
shall never regret coming to Mani.
tcba. | came here seventeen years ago.
think 1t was In the spring OF 1908.
My old home was at lie Mars, Plym.
outh county. Washington township
Iowa, where / had been farming for n
good many years. / had farm OF
24S acres, of which owned 50 acres
and rented 1GO. When left In 1903
sold my equity In the farm for $500
per acre. The nearest station to my
,Ian 81
bors there VIII remember me very well.
when ! came TO Canada I rented
three-quarters of section Mt South
Plympton. near Springfield. Manitoba
After year or two's experience at
renting l bought my present farm Of
800 ncres, and am now engaged in
mixed farming. l have always had
good crops since / came here, and
some of them have been bumper
crops.
"1f I went back to the United States
today I could take back $500 or 5000
to every Sl.OO that brought into
the country. My land today is worth
from $500 to $500 an acre. and in
addition to my grain growing have
made specially of high-grade Per.
cheron horses. purebred Shorthorn
cattle and purebred Berkshire hogs, |
have had uniform good luck in con
ncctlOn with my stock, and today !
would not sell my farm for cent less
than $4,000.
"The older settlers of lie Mar. Iowa,
will remember me very well. | was
greatly impressed with the country
when l made my first visit here In
1903, and that impression has been
strengthened all the time | have been
here.
"The climate agrees with us all, Be
fore l came here my doctors bills
were something awful. | Lad no
sooner got one paid than / was due
for another one. Since we have been
in Manitoba 5000 would pay nll our
doctors bills for the last seventeen
years.
81 think I am doing my old frieLds
kindness In letting them know how
well l have done since l came here.
This is certainly country of opportu-
mites. have had no more good luck
than falls to the fortune of any ord'.
nary person, and ! am satisfied couiu
never have done as well had re-
manned in the old home. l shall DC
pleased ut any time to give inforina'
ton to old friends who care to "rlte
me about my experiences in ths
country"
w. V. Bennett. Canadian govern
ment agent, Room 4. Bee Building
Omaha, Neb.. can give information con-
corning all districts in Western C'h'
da.-Adverticement.