Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-02-02
Land CROWS RICH
Wonderful DEVELOPMENT Of Cam
ada in Forty Years.
Four Decades Ago Little Considered,
Today One Of the Greatest Gran
aries and Dalryine csnters.

The recent announcement that
the sale Of the first section Of Cana
dian Pacific land was sold forty years
ago, and when you read that the
FIRST carload Of wheat was shipped
from Winnipeg forty years ago, the
changes that have taken place since
then are matters Of reminiscence. but
yet of interest. What forty years ago
was an unknown quantity. barren b.
cause but little production was a.
tempted, is today one Of the greatest
granaries In the world. Then there
was scarcely any farm live stock In
the West. Dairying was not engaged
In at all. Today there are 6.908,S17
farm animals on the prairies. Of which
s81 500 are milch cows; and dairying
70 only second In Importance to grain
growing. in the West.
Forty years ago the shipment Of one
carload Of grain was . notable ex-
ploit.
Today, Canada ranks as the second
largest wheat-produclng country In the
world, with 329. 1876. 800 bushels, 90 per
prairie provinces. Of which the pro-
vince Of Saskatchewan produced more
than half. The Dominion is today the
second largest producer Of oats, with
$50, 10000 bushels, Of which 60 per
cent was grown between Winnipeg and
the Rocky mountains: and the ffth
largest producer Of barley with 63.S11.- :
600 bushels, Of which the prairaa0
yielded 65 per cent.
Forty years ago scarcely any Of the
rich soil had been brought under c1ar
tivation. The farm machinery Of the
time was crude; there were no COM
petent advisers; government expert
mental farms were blessing that
came years later.
Yet these hardy pioneers stuck Il
out, and in forty years numbers Of
them are enjoying their declining days
in the communities they wrested from
the wilderness, prosperous, cOntented.
with their children's families gathered
about them or seeking their own for
ward. They have seen civilization
step in to the West and the wilderness
swept out. Today are thriving cities
and towns where bleaching buffalo
bones marked the OK trails Of forty
years ago. Today are mighty freight
trains, each with Its thOusand-ton car
60 Of wheat or merchandise. roaring
down the roads where the old cart
creaked. Today are schools within
walking distance Of every farmhouse
churches within driving distance Of
every home. Today are telephones
and every modern convenience linking
communities over vast distances by thl
common bond of the spoken word.
Forty years ago the Rockies wef'
practically an impenetrable barrier
the Pacific coast being reached from
the east by ships sailing round Cap
Horn. The province Of Manitoba ha,
population of 82,28O, compared viii
613,OOS In 1921. Winnipeg was thei
Q frontier town with 1887 people. AM
Brandon, which was regarded US
far-fiung outpost of the West, boaste'
Of few hundred in population. L
1901 1t only had 3,77S. Such place
as Calgary and Edmonton were mer
trading posts In the Northwest terri
tories. Buffalo roamed the prairie 4
their native state.
Today on these plains are to b
seen herds of cattle. bands Of horse
and droves Of sheep. from any Q
which can easily be selected stoc
TINT can carry of premiums. sweeI
stakes and championships In comp,
tition with the best In any other pal
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