Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-10
[lA HAS DONE
FNl|D THINGS
||R ITS HEROES
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resources of the dominion
Eeuts 80 percent of Canada
men who have gone bacI
.rd and 80 percent of the mel
rauadian army who were de
"A as physically fit
the law any ex-service maj
4 from a military standpoint
spen service overseas, ma!
n loans up to a maximum o:
ior the following purposes
..nurchase of land $4,000; TO-
IMMINENT $4,000; for perma
Eprovements $1,000. If on en-
"a land, the ex-soldier is en-
FL loans amounting to $4,000
NAE dominion land, to loans
M to $4,000. In the case Of
IA land the settler must pay
|rent of the cost price of the
"a guarantee of good faith.
E nnep To All Men
sbenefts are open to men OF
Madam Expeditionary Forces
.svice men of Great Britain,
,u,inions and the allied forces,
ia in Canada prior to the war,
|sx-service men of the imper-
dominions forces, if on their
La Canada they spend a suf-
tne to gain practical agricul-
|<perience on Canadian farms.
1erials, however, are requir-
N 20 percent of the expendi-
b all purposes cash down.
IN 81, the number of applica-
Is 6O,S27, and Of these 49,
4 been accepted as qualified
Nearly 1000 others are in
with the intention of taking
Is when qualified. Of the &c.
zkd on the land, 20,624 were
loans. The others were To-
d free dominion lands without
i assistance.
&ttlement board adopted a
~ selection, requiring that
. must pass a rigid exami-
n to physical ability, moral
\ and sincerity of purpose,
result that out Of the $4,000
Y have now been on the land
Of two years, strict super
4 their operations has reveal
pct that only about 10 per-
q failed to show promise of
lory results. In some cases,
sen found necessary to allow
N to withdraw from his OBJ
ind the board has taken over
and sold it to another.
lcses At a Minimum
such cases, where the in
of the government was
I, the government realized |
I $l,654,523, showing a loss
$3.50 on each farm.
Pms for land and permanent
nents run for rs years,
stock and equipment for six
p interest at five percent.
'ents were due until the fall
shen 1921 men were liable.
Per who made repayments
and l,439 made prepay
Ihere were 400 who repaid
be loans.
Of the collapse of the mar
pc middle of the threshing
nd of the occurrence of
I other visitations last year
localities in the west, the
nt regards this statement
auStactory and it is believ-
very few years will see
neSe soldier farmers we'll on
10 success. Indeed, there
where settlers have taken
ground crops aggregating
pore than the whole cost of
5.
Alberta Leads
has the largest number of
'ttlers, with 6,O58; Sas-
second, with 5,136; the
nnces in the order named
''SlS; British Columbia,
Alio' l,52l;New Brunswick \
Scotia 3S1; Quebec, 1868;
yard Island, 1929.
on to the loan advantages
idler settler has, the board
him very favorable ar
with regard to the pur- +
u stock and equipment.
l'nery manufacturers, lum-
} harness and wagon ma
special prices to soldier
some cases, amounting to z
| OF 80 percent. In the
equipment, the board has
aVlng of $sS6,s94. 1t also
'ne settlers large sums in \
ase' No intermediary is \
. take a rake-of on SOL d
the land is bought direct n
wner.
Gives Advice
y important advantage,