The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10
COWBOYS ARE KEN ID GREET PRINCE ON CANADA RANCH
Future British Ruler Paying Visit Incognito As Lord
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 HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA, Canada Sept, ).-"Wonder if he'll remember me% is the question that's being asked oftenest today in this catle country. It's being asked by cow hoys-~the real sort, not the movie Wales. For when the prince was here last, three years ago, and bought the 4,000 catle ranch, the b P, near Calgary-to whose log cab IF he IS now reurnting for a rest at roughjng 1t and an inspection of his property-the prince made as great hit with the cowboys as with toe- ficialdom and society in other parts of Canada and the United States,
 And the chances are he will re- member, for he has the knack of faces and a personally that sets store by such memory.
 It's rest in part that is bringing him from England for few weeks, but the prince has a turn for out doors and it's likely that he'll bring polo-field skill and endurance to cow country stunts. Perhaps there'll be some incognito matches that would be worth watching.
 Part of the visit he won't like: that much is certain. For the Prince of Wales has little heart for declining kind offers. But he must, else his Alberta holding would have to be enlarged to hold the offerings from all parts of the world and at that it would be no longer ranch but just a menagerie. Elephants, tigers, cobras, zebras-the sun never sets on the British empire nor on it's beasts and pretty much every degree of longitude and most of the lati- tudes are represented in the prof fers of gifts. @
 There will be no swank about the object of using the lesser title on the journey
 Canada would like to repeat the royal welcome it extended when the Prince of Wales toured the dominion three years ago. That is not what he wants now. He comes, in fact. under the title of gentleman ranch CT, which he has earned during the past three years. For he has made an indisputable success of his ranch. Log House For Empire's Heir.
 It is located twenty-five miles from here, at the foothills of the Ca nadian Rockies. The middle fork of High river winds through the northern half, adding to its beauty and also providing an abundance of Ccod water for the fine blooded stock for which this ranch is now famous.
 Because of the private nature of the princes visit, the honors accord ed him during his triumphal tour of the United States and Canada will be dispensed with. He wants chief ly to inspect his ranch, and to con- fer as a ranch owner with those concerned in the management of his property.
 Instead of battle cruiser. he has elected to travel simply on regular passenger ship of the Canadian Pa cific with a few members 47of his London bachelor household, which Is located in the historic York House.
 While here he will make his home in a plain little dwelling built of logs. Though it Is comfortable and by no means unattractive, the prince has let it be known that he intends to erect more modern dwellings later on.
 But what the royal homestead lacks in the way of modern dwell lngs it made up in the ideal natural surroundings. In the rear of the ranch rise the jagged peaks of the Rockies, where the prince may put to the test his marksmanship in the hunt for wild game. while spark ling depths of the High river con- tain a challenge to his skill as a fisherman.
 If the prince had spent years in stead of few weeks in Canada be- fore making his purchase he could not have found more desirable To- cation. A good part of the property extends through one of the famous grass valleys in Alberta.
 With these valuable assets of plenty of grass and generous sup ply of water the prince was most concerned in making his final de- cision to become a western rancher. For he Is not novice In this re- Duchy of Cornwall he has learned many valuable lessons in the care and breeding of stock.
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 Sends His Prize Winners.
 From these farms the Prince of Wales has shipped to his ranch here from time to time prize winning stock of varied description.
 However. he has not confined his interest to native stock. One of the blue ribbon features of his ranch, for example, is handsome Shrop- shire ram, purchased by the ranch manager during the International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago. Five hundred dollars was paid for this precious animal, whose ancestry is recorded in West Point, Ind.
 The E. P. joins the one hundred thousand acre ranch of George Lane, the famous Percheron ranch. his visit to Canada, the prince ac- cepted MT. Lanes invitation to visit his ranch, and 1t was largely the m terest this visit inspired that influ- enced the prince to have a ranch of his own.
 he had received from MT. Lane many valuable suggestions on how to run A ranch, But 1t Is to Prof. w. l.. Carlyle, royal ranch manager, that he looks for his chief support ID developing his property into pay ing concern.
 While his increasing interest In ranching is due in part to the splen- : did reports made of his blue blooded sheep and cattle, nevertheless no small interest has been evinced by his highness in the possible develop ment of a great racing stapie through the rearing of big string of thoroughbreds. At any rate. his Canadian neighbors and cowboys whom he met here during the diff ferent round-ups and stampedes hope that the prince may do some thing interesting along this hne. They would welcome an opportunity to compete with the royal thorough breds on the racetrack.
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 1tocIs Wins Blue Ribbons.
 The Prince of Wales, from farm uaperience, knows that specializing fn high grade stock is the best poli- cy. To prove his good judgment in this. the E. P. stock sold off his ranch during the past year has fetched top notch prices and carried off blue ribbons.
 When speaking of his Canadian property with his English friends, the prince modestly refers to my small ranch in Alberta" and by comparison with many of his neigh if