Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1912 — THE HOME LIFE OF THE SETTLER [ARTICLE]

THE HOME LIFE OF THE SETTLER

WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS ALL XHE-COMFO RTSANDMANYOF--THE LUXURIES. A young lady of Wisconsin secured a certificate at the Milwaukee office of the Canadian Government, and on presenting this to the ticket agent of the railway at the Canadian boundary line she secured a ticket at a reduced rate which carried her to Edmonton, Alberta, from which point, about forty miles, she had friends. This was a couple of years ago, and the young lady is now married to one of the promising young farmers of the district. In writings of her trip to the Milwaukee representatives of the Canadian Government she says: "lenjoyed my trip up here very much, and expect to go out to our homestead in jthe Pembina district next spring.” To the housewife the information that she has “put up twelve quarts of raspberries” fe important, as they "picked them themselves,” and they might have picked ten times the quantity If they had required them, for tpeVe is no country where wild fruit grows In such abundance. The letter goes on to say, and this Is interesting from a woman’s standpoint, “the country la very beautiful.” Speaking of the friends with whom she went up to live, she says: “They certainly have a beautiful farm and house” —they had been there about four years, also going from Wisconsin—“they have about twenty acres of, oats and barley, five acres alfalfa, three acres* potatoes and I don’t know how many of vegetables. I think they have about forty acres under cultivation altogether. They are now draining a slough which they will afterwards plow and put into fall wheat. They also have a large herd of cattle, and Mrs. C. has about 100 chickens. They make on an average of 30 pounds of butter every week. I never saw such grand cream.” Now these people are enjoying life in Alberta; they have a splendid climdte, excellent prospects, and are happy that they are part and parcel in the working out of the upbuilding of a new country, that will take Its place amongst the progressive countries of the century. Numbers of letters that express satisfaction as extreme as the one quoted appear In literature sent out by the Canadian Government and which may be had on application to any of its agents.