Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-06-08 | Page 5 | Canada Moves to Get Farms for Soldiers

I I CANADA MOVES TO GET fARMS fOR SOlDIERS C Edmonton Alberta June 7 S. i-S. S Maber Maher Ma- Ma her ber chairman of or tho soldiers' soldiers land settlement settlement set set- board Is touring tourin the western provinces to put into immediate effect the recent order by which discharged dl Canadian are to bo ho placed on the land Un Under cr the government gO plan soldier soldier- farmers farmers will make mako the their l. l own selections of or land inspectors will examine tho thio lan land an and alid on Oil their approval l the board boar will ihl purchase the farms fur Cur the I soldiers and loan them mOnc money to build homes and to bu buy equipment The Tho sol soldiers lers will be required to pay Ia 10 per cent of or tho the purchase price them theta selves Free homesteads in Alberta have havo been found foum insufficient or too far tar remolo re re- mob molo from railways to serve ser and plan Ilana are arc being made to purchase e private lands hands Prices range rang from Crom 5 5 i to 30 an acre Tho The order provides for immediate I soldier settlement It anticipates th the thiS legislation e expect expected cd to pass the present pres pres- ont cut Dominion parliament which will place on Oil sale salo ao on year twenty terms 10 per lter lor cent cash down don own all Idle hUe land i la In Canada owned b by the goY OY and In or private companies jj In-jj J The terms of oC the new ne law bw will If 31 foreign lands 5 pl to settlers from well welt as to Canadian soI soldiers lers 0