Show j WESTERN CANADA S DECEMBER weather equal to that of may la to the editor thomas regan and collana of eden valley minnesota went out to western canada last da cember as delegates to look over the grazing and grain lands that are being offered at such low prices and reason able terms this Is what they say we arrived in calgary about the of december and although we had left winter ln Minnesota and manitoba we were surprised to find beautiful warm weather at this point quite equal to what we have in may in minnesota there was no snow nor trace of win ter to be seen and the climate was really splendid horses cattle and sheep were running out in prime con with plenty of feed on the pral rie and really better than that of oura stabled in he south we are am pressed with this country aa one ot th finest mixed farming countries w have ever seen the immense of fertile lands well sheltered and abundantly watered leave nothing ta be desired leaving alberta we returned easa and visited te yorkton district iq we drove out about leq miles at this point and were highly pleased with the splendid samples 0 grain we were able to see wheat yielding 25 bushels oats 60 bushels roots were also good specimens from what we have seen we have decided to throw in our lot with the york toners satisfied that this part of the country will furnish good op ties for anyone anxious to make the best of a really good country any agent of the canadian govern ment advertisement appears else where in the columns of your paper s will give you full particulars of the new districts being opened out this f year in and saskatchewan yours truly old reader i the council of the university of bir am have decided to establish a t faculty of commerce and to cinfel de grees for proficiency in commercial subjects |