Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1898 — SOLVING THE FUTURE WELFARE OF THE CONTINENT. [ARTICLE]

SOLVING THE FUTURE WELFARE OF THE CONTINENT.

This Is What Is Now Being Done on the Fertile Prairies of Western Canada. The rapid progress that Is being made in the settlement of the fertile prairies of Western Canada is leading to the investigation of Its resources by those Interested in having provision made for those living In the crowded East, for those who have been struggling for years on impoverished farms, for the repter who is unable any longer to bear up under the strain imposed by the landlord, and for the farmer who, unable to purchase farms for his sons in his own neighborhood, has to look around for lower priced lands. The investigation shows that it is Impossible to meet these conditions successfully outside of Western Canada. Already millions of bushels of wheat are being grown there each year, while as many as 50,000 head of cattle were shipped out this year. A representative of “The Germania,” Milwaukee, one of the leading German papers in the United States, recently made a trip through Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, where lie the free government lands of Western Canada, and in a future issue will appear extracts from flattering letters contributed to the Germania and other papers by their special correspondents. As an inducement for Immigrants to make their homes in Canada, the Canadian Government offers l<io acres of land free of cost to each settler, and Information can be had of any agent of the Government.