Show q J fj Y Y J WI f T W A yi f y s y i t it sr tl r t i t V VISITED WESTERN CANADA Report of Delegates Sent Soot from Michigan n to Alameda District The following following following fol fol- lowing letters letters let let- tars have o be been ens seI selected se- se elected eo e- e I e c t e d from a af f large largs num sum her ber o of those sen sent by delegates to report on Western Canada to their friends In Michigan and as a result of which hundreds o of V V people expect to leave this spring for forthe the Free Grant Lands of Western Canada Alameda N. N W. W T. T Aug 31 1897 Dear Friends of Those Saginaw Those de- de deV V airing to secure a good and sure home homei i will do well to take our advice anc and V examine the land in the neighborhood V of 01 Alameda as we know that everyone everyone everyone every every- one who sees this land will be ba agreeably agreeably agreeably agree agree- ably surprised Before seeing this t i land we were partly In doubt as to I moving here but after looking it over V We vre at once decided to make our home V here and we beg those of f ou our friends who are desirous of ot securing farms i- i not to let this chance slip by as the i soil soU is of the best and the water can car s not be excelled The finest wheat we S 'S V ever saw Is also raised hereS here t St r I We shall return home In baste haste J V straighten out our affairs and move moveS t S r here at once Yours truly 1 Signed WILLIAM GOTTOWSKI t a ALBERT ALDERT MAI MAl WILLIAM RIEDEL f Of Saginaw Winnipeg Man Sept 10 10 1897 1837 Mr M. M V. V McInnes Chief fr V Agent Detroit Mich Dear Sir Sir Sir- I We are pleased to state to you that we i S have found the country In the vicinity r of Alameda fully up to what wh t you and t Mr Keller had represented It to be It 1 Is Is in f fact lct an Ideal location for mixed r Vt J farming The soil is the best we ever rol saw and as the farmers were all busy r at threshing we had an excellent i chance to see its productive quality 9 t witch cannot be surpassed anywhere F. F The cattle could not be In better con con- l We saw two year old steers equal to three year old raised In most i. i places and these as are arc all all- others st rv about Alameda were fed on native hay s in winter and herded in summer As Asi f i we had previous to this visited the thet t Northwestern States In behalf of ot a 3 r large number of farmers to locate J. J t suitable land for mixed farming we weare r are now In a position to say that tha the tle A t r Alameda district of Western Canada surpasses them all The country is equal to that about in Ger Ger- many We were rather sceptic before starting tailing and our Intention was to lo sett set set- set set- settie t I tIe ile In spring If it ye We were suited but butt J t the e have now decided to move at once s 's that Is as early this fall as we pos pos- can We left Mr RIedel at Alameda and take back his report a and d ott we e will take his family and effects with r I tos hs when we go i Yours sincerely Signed ALBERT MAT MAl MAIFRED if 4 FRED GOTTOWSKI Ludington Mich Nov 1 1897 1891 ty J M M. V. V McInnes Esq Colonization Agent Detroit Mich Dear Sir We Sir We r have nave just returned returned from the West and aid r Ivere ere exceedingly well pleased with the I W r country We are going back to take 4 Up Op our homesteads In early spring We i. i received 35 per month and board if for farmers and the board boar fras ivas as the best we ever the had the b beef ef and I button especially were excellent The line fine flavor Is owing to the fine tine grasses t I the cattle and sheep feed upon f The people are very hospitable and fi I treat their hired help with much kInI kind kind- Ness ess V VV V The grain is much heavier than j dt 5 here lere ere wheat being 62 lbs Ibs to the bushel tats bats ats 48 lbs Ibs and barley often 55 65 Ibs lbs 0 y t Any man with a good team and Money enough to buy provisions and Seed leed for six months can b become come rich there thero In five years Many people who r arrived there five years ago with little or nothing are well off eft now One man I met held his wheat from r last Jast year and was offered for t 10 o r this years year's crop and what he had held I I- I J a over ever from last year and Is holding at att t ti 1 per bushel We are going back In Inthe t. t ti the spring to work for this same farmr farm- farm f J tr r r until seeding after atter which we will Ill III 0 homestead between seeding and bar bar- barr r test We think we will will settle settle on the V V Manitoba Northwestern R R. R. R N You can refer any any anyone one to us for this i o l J part art of the country we are here F r Sand nd we will cheerfully answer any yS which t anyone may wish to I V sk uk Yours truly f Signed CHAS HAWLEY JOSEPH DOLA |