Show PLEADED WITH ALBERTA an excellent report from ivis cousin bud and dirth DIr tB the opinion of live five delegates from minnesota and wisconsin published by the edmonton bulletin over their names is very complimentary to northern alberta the tha report says we must say aay with A ith all sincerity that driving all over the country for or six flays days we have not found oil ona s settler ettler who was not more than pleased with the th country and its productions and will not return to the land he left we have seen people here from all parts parta of f the states and all doing well wo we met a dakota farmer by the name of mclean who has informed us ui that he has ha raised moie giali here in three years than he did in thirteen thil iteen teen where he came from on half as much ground we have seen been a number of others both men and women and all speak in the same strain about alberta they all look well and contented even the ell ahll 11 dren are happy in our drive over the country in passing the countless count leas school houses we could only see sea happiness in the faces of the lattio onos ones we noticed them all well dressed equal it if not better than the same class of 0 children in the state of minnesota the wheat that lit Is raised heie la Is lust just beautiful the kernel full and plump and may well be termed golden grain yielding SO 30 to 65 55 bushels to the acre this statement Is not from one farmer but from hun dieda who tell the same tale oats yield aiom 70 to bushels bushel to the acre barley fiant aiom 40 to 60 0 bushels and potatoes from to bushels to the acre we have balven particular notice of the climate in regard to the difference between this country and our own when we left ada minnesota we were in the midst of a real dakota bliz blizzard zaid when we arrived at edmonton we me found the people on the streets still wearing summer clothing no mittens on their hands banda and far less use tor for them the country li is simply more than we ever dreamed of the printed matter sent out by the government does sot mot halt half tell of the giand country in alberta open for millions of people to make beautiful homes tor for themselves too much can not be said in praise it Is all and more than the greatest eulogist ever thought of giving to the earlic public wo we saw cattle and horses in grazing on the prairie like in summer time all sleek bleak and tat fat we were informed by several farmers that most of the stock run out all w winter inter we also found the market extra good here tor for beet beef and pork hogs fetch 4 ti A cents live weight A three year old steer will bring from 40 to 45 B right from the prairie coal and wood are here la in abundance coal I 1 Is sold in the town of edmonton Edin onton for 2 per ton and farmers can secure coal at the mines themselves for 78 75 silts per load before closing we say to you one and all come to alberta where are homes 11 omes tor for million 3 and a promise for something to lay by tor for ita an old age t ge we are well satisfied with athla country and as evidence have each bought a half section of C P R is land a d in township 38 35 range 21 west of the ath th initial meridian and will return next spring to reside hoping this ma may y bo be of some benefit to the overburdened farmers of the united states sent by floid d dean son ot of I 1 E 13 dean of deauville mich who Is now in alberta ad a d has taken up 10 acres there ali era |