Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-27
WANTS OWN FARM
Why One Youth Seeks the Land
Of Opportunity.
Bsckoaina Hands q Independence ard
Wealth Stretch OFT From Western
Cara1s 20 These Vino Have
Faith and Courage.

SrroIiir- around the exhibit room Of
the Canadian government 0dice ga St
Paul studying the grain. aud picking
~ uu odd piece o. txo q literature
describing farming aud It's results in
Western canada. e Gapper. Weii-huilt.
sLrlpp.u- slA-Iuerer said 60 the nian-
azer. I've bceu having a grand whiri
ut living Tor The Fast feW years /
us-1 GO Wurs ga my Uucle's laun In
Iowa Z beard % the BIZ fut pay en-
te.uFes rEag Jle cigy chaps were get
uus every aee1- lwrut 20 tle city,
AMI ue-au srttlug them. too I had
asa tae excitement Elley would bring
-lssre4s, dinners. swell CLOTHES aud
taE.> : surely saw iut 0f that life
lA4f .l days -uue b. ! had auXiously
saEel Upon ald secretly wanted TO
uy-
-Eut Fm driven 90 earth now. I'm
stll ~urslu-. bat fhe pay envelope i
thinner Not WursM- steadily. you
klu~. and ] sort ~ miss thuse silS-
slirr times Z went 90 Western Can
ada once. and Z think I'll make an
other sr.p.
Il vas up there Eve years ego. I
want money. and lots ~ "a I want
60 De- ms Own boss but haven't much
coin O. start wiIl. I want % get into
thar class that don't have % worry
about q buck 90 80 ] know fellows
cot there In Canada who went there.
2 feW years a-u. cot q quarter section
-sCme humesIelLe,l and sumo bought
on easy raymeuts-uud they are well
OG today. A number of the boys from
my own state paid Tor their lands
from a single crUp. may not be as
successful a. they were. but ! want
% try
Tie wanted O. talk. and the manager
was a good listener He continued (:
Il want % have my own home. and
raise my cwu cartie. I want hogs aud
poultry. aud milk and eE-s % sell.
Can 4 get q marketE~
He was assuutrl that be- could. and
that De- coaid get a decent-sized crop
O. thrash every fall
~Huu snow De- said. III the farm
ers on nse-huudred -tlCliar-an-acre land
can make money. ms reasoning leads
me to believe that I can grow as many
dollars an acre from that cheaper land
in Western Canada
This Period ~ semi-unrest Is caus-
iu- more thinking end planning FOR
the future than probably 90 any time
in the past The desire for personal
and financial Independence is grow
tus. To secure this. the first real
source 20 wealth Is the land itself.
That is the solution. During the era
~ high prices. Doubtless there was
some Imitation 90 land values. So the
new Mantle young man wishing 90
make q start on a farm-wus con-
fr1utel with the problem of fhe land
De wanted having gone beyond his
limited capital He must seek else
where. Two decades ago, and less,
good farming land could be bought
In Canada ut four dollars an acre. but
as the demand increased and its pro-
ductivIty was proven. prices advanced.
There has been no undue Imitation.
though. and prices today are very rea-
s1uah,s. some day. when the coun-
try is settled. land VIII bring a much
higher price ln Western Canada. To-
dav land urires range Tor unlmproved.
SIS 90 s. an acre: improved. az so
Up.
TIE productive value Is almost be-
youd estimate. The reports ~ those
Who have been farming these lands,
making money and enjoying every
personal freedom. are available and
can D. secured on application.
It Is apparent that this last big
available farming ARA q Western
Canada win tend. q no small extent.
20 dIspel some o. the unrest that Is
80 prevalent today among the young
er men. who have had a taste Of bet
ter thIn=s and who intend 60 have
them 90 the future.-Advertiseme
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