Notes and Comments.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 270, 16 October 1902, Page 3

Notes and Comments.

Every year the United States receives its thousands

CANADIAN PRAIRIE FARMS.

of immigrants, but of late it has been sending away settlers as

well as receiving them. In 1901 no fewer than 20,000 Americans crossed the border into Canada and settled down in the great North West Provinces. To the end of April of this year, 11,480 more had taken up new homes in the sparsely settled prairie land. These latter did not go empty handed to their new homes either, as they took to Canada over £200,000 worth of property. They are not at all like the class of emigrants that flood United .States every year ; they were the best type of settler attracted by the wonderful possibilities of the prairie region, “ The temptation offered to tha progressive American farmer,” says one writer, is very great. If he has money, he can buy a good improved prairie farm in Western Canada for very much less than his own holding will .bring. If he has a wealth of grown boys, he can obtain, free of cost to himself, and for every boy over eighteen years, a farm of 160 acres ready for the plough, and by united effort they can double

their holdings by ibe viol 1 of their labour in two or three y.> irs. Phis si:itenu'iit,” he adds, “ is noi made at random. I have b 'on over tlie territory, and have met with numerous instances of success in tins regard.” In one instance, money borrowed at ten per cent by a needy emigrant, to [Stock a farm of 900 acres, was all [paid off in five years, and so w dl

did the venture turn out that the I daughter was sent to Ontario to ! complete her education, and the I three hoys, at the end of eight i years, wore able to take a trip to | England. And this is said to be I no except ional case. Land received I from the Government is given on j condition that tj|| settler build a house and cuhTvAte a portion of j his holding, and remain in fiossession fur three years before the granting of deeds. This is to | guard against speculators taking land and holding it for a rise in values. The Canadian Pacific Kailw;iy Company holds some ’ lb,U00,U()0 acres of agricultural . land, acquired in tho early days, j and their selling price is 20s per | acrpjU Tiiis is a rise of tSs per acre I la,*t year, but instead of a 1 decrease in sales, a large increase j is reported, 1

At the Morven Presbytery on Tuesday a good deal of Sunday uiseusA. ♦ • k place l a. school the number ot oiti-.-:ia\ teachers, teachers mitering reexamination. Thu was considered far too small, being only I 15 out of JOUO. The Rev. J. White 1 said this was a sad reflection on the wave of religious enthusiasm which had passed over the colony. lie moved that in consequence of the ' extreme lack of attention by minis- j tors and teachers, it be a recoin- ; mmidatiou to the Assembly that ! the present scheme of Sunday ■ school examinations be discon- ! tinned. The Rev. G. Barclay j sccoiukd the motion, which was ; carried. In the course of discus- ! siou Mr .Me-Nab said be thought I Ahe .Sunday school teachers did | good work even though they did ; not care to go in for examinations. Mr Mcßride and the Rev. A. S. Morrison expressed sympathy with J the teachers. They had so many ; duties to attend to, for it was ! always those who taught who were i in the choir and who attended | prayer and other meetings. They j had every night occupied, and absolutely could not spare the time i to studv.