| Show al WESTERN W CANADA AROUSING GREAT INTEREST the he wonderful at yield yields of wheat attract log af thousands until the last five or six but little attention lou was given to that vast area of grain producing land lyial J north of the parallel and immediately adjoining the northern boub daries dartes ot of minnesota and dakota the canadians themselves were aware of the wealth that lay there but being unable to fully occupy it they have asked the americans to assist them in converting the land from its virgin state to one that will 4 largely supplement the grain producing product LIN area ot of the north american continent and the response has been most liberal during the year 1901 upwards of from the united states we went nt over to canada being induced to set tie tle there by the reports that reached them of the success of those who had preceded them during the previous years this was increased to SO 80 during the year 1902 and it la is fully expected that there will be fully 60 90 during the present year the work of the immigration branch of the canadian government Is not now being directed towards giving inform tion as to the advantages et of settlement in canada as it Is to extending an invitation to the americans to fol low those who have gone those who have charge of the work point with considerable pride to the success of those who have been to I 1 deuced to take advantage of the offer of acres of land tree free in canada and have no cause to hesitate in con tinning the invitation many of thou those interested say there are no mere more tree free I 1 homesteads to be had in canada but i the writer has most positive assurance nce from the canadian government that there are thousands of uch such homesteads to be bad had and in one of the districts now being opened uy up fully as a good as the best and it Is I 1 probably the best the canadian cove aliment ha has ex e agencies at st paul mina omaha neb kansas city mb chi cago III indianapolis ind ailway bee kee WIs wausau WIs detroit sault ste marie and Marquet tt mich toledo ohio watertown S dakota grand forks N dakota aai great crest rails mont and the suggestion Is made that by addressing any of these who are authorized agents el of the government it will be to the ad vantage of the reader who ho will be given the fullest and most authentic information regarding the resu ts of mixed farming dairying ranching and grain raising and also supply in formation as to freight and passenger passe aget rates etc |
