Show CANADIAN COLONY PROSPERS William WI lam Wood ool PUTS Pays Pa s Salt Lake a 1 Visit After Ion Absence Absec I I After Ater an absence In Alberta Albert Canada Canaan for 17 11 years cas during durin which time ho has haa only made one visit to Salt Lake Wil William WI liam ham Wood the tho veteran Salt Lake Lako butch butcher In er or reached the tho to city cl Friday evening and ad spent Christmas with wll the tho members of ot othIs his family In this city among among whom Is II Bishop tamly William Wood of at tho the Twenty fourth word ward wad everything extreme extremely Nr Mr Wood reports ly prosperous In the north t People l aro Hocking flocking c f Into Alberta r from all places pieces I and the tho towns are building up rapidly The Tho population te Is growing on the che Cochran strIp and ad the tho town of ot Is re receiving re calving many new buildings At Ma Magrath Magrath grath there aro are three elevators and the tho crops havo been excellent A number of ot people are aro ao coming In from over the bor border bordor border der dor and as they tho have means and ability they the have been beon successful In raising good crops Wheat has hal brought from 70 7 to 75 cents cent at the tho elevators and ad some somo of ot tho the fall faiL tal crops have havo averaged around 60 to J bushels to tho the acre aero The Tho demand for tor cattle catte and sheep and all al forms of ot dairy dary products Is said to be bo good and are profitable A week weel ago aso Mr Wood says saya he received 10 cents a pound for tor eight hogs at Lethbridge which town la ia said sol to bo be building up rapidly Although 73 71 i years ear old Mr Wood looks well wel and Is Just as active acte and amI hearty as r rany any young man He Is joing oln to take a awell acl a welt well earned eared vacation and spend three or four cl weeks In Salt Sail Lake renewing old acquaintances acq |