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CANADIAN NORTH-WEST IRRICJATION COMPANY. 
 
 
 
 1 Irrigated lands in sou*-.hern Alberta, 
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 The Climate, Crops, Markets and Values, 
 
 Railroad Facilities, 
 
 Agricultural Opportunities, 
 
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 Tilt' Lrtlil)ii<|ot. I'lniiis, (»)• tliat jioitioii of tlifin liroiioht 
 iimlt-r ctiltiNMtioii hy iiicaiis of iirioMtioii, aiv about -!•() 
 iiiil.'s s(|uaic. ami iiiiiiiciliatcly adjoin the town of Lctli- 
 Ix'itiov. Alhci'ta. 
 
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 Tlic cliinalic coiKlitioiis arc most faxoiii'aWlc the district 
 l»ciii^' iiiarkfd l>y an ri|ual)l(' tt-nipfi-atniv. with IVr'-doni 
 ti'oMi rapid an«l cxd-cnic fhictiiations in tlic urow in"' season 
 Tlif |ir(M|()iiiiiiant iVaturr is tin- o-rcat dryness and clearness. 
 Tlie altsence of laird'all in the sununi')- months accounts I'oi- 
 \\\r application ol' iri-iea(ion to ani'icidture, and a certaiiitv 
 o! cro|)s is assin-ed hy reliance on the steady, uniform and 
 ahundant supply of water in the St. Marys Kive)-. 
 
 With tile e\ce])tion of that portion of }-)i-itish Columhin. 
 situated alon;;' the I'aciMc ( '(jast. Souihei-n Alheita enjo\-s 
 
 the mildest climate in ('anada. What nn"elit he tei'i i 
 
 "Winter" rarely sets in hefoi-e the end of Decemher, lastino' 
 aliout six weeks. <lurinii- which j)eriod the snow, seldom 
 exceediiie- a dej)th of foui' inches, often disappears two or 
 three times, caused hy the warm "(Miinook" winds from 
 the I'acific Coast, which are |>re\alent in Southern Alherta. 
 .\s a coiise(|Uence waeous ai'e used durino' the entire vear, 
 and it is oidy occassional seasons that sleio'hsare neccssarw 
 e\cn for a few weeks. In .January and the early part of 
 Kehi'uary the <listrict is .sometimes \isited with short pe- 
 riofls of shar)) cohl weather. 
 
 SOIL 
 
 The soil of the |)Iains is generally rich and deep, and 
 \aries fiv,m a rich sanfl\- to a clav loaur .All of it is 
 
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 tli()i'()U<i'lil\' jKlfiittctl to tilt' iiTowtli ii!" all claHscs of cci-cals. 
 cnltivatfd ^i-asHcs aiul \»'octaltlfs in urcat aliuiidaiu'c 
 
 IIIKKJATION. 
 
 To tlic normal adNaiitaf^cs ol' iai'iiiiii;;' on in-w v ir^i'iii 
 soil, there ai'e adtled many reatures ol* [>rolit l>y a Hysteiii 
 
 t)l MTieation. 
 
 While the artiiiciul application oi' water to oi-(»\\ in^j^crops 
 increuHes the oj'i^inal cost ol' fariiiino' and adds to the 
 labour ol' the I'armer, it assures cn-tainty of ci'ops, and the 
 quantity and (juality ol' the |>rodnct I'ar more than eom- 
 pensates for the added cost and lal)our. 
 
 Jrrjt^'ation j)rovid<'H a continual Tertiii/in^' a^cnt without 
 added expense. The alluvial deposit carried in suspension 
 in the waters oi* the i-ivers in sprino' and early summer are 
 deposited on the soil an<l constantly enrich and lertili/e it, 
 so that a ])r()ecss ol* renewal is constantly in operation. 
 This accounts for the Tact that in countrit's where ini^ation 
 has heen pivictisevl foi- Ion 4- periods, as in ('olora<lo, wheat 
 cro]) ai'ter wheat crojt has heen taken Ti-om the same soil 
 with no material reduction in the yield and, conse(|UentIy. 
 no evidence oi' the exhaustion ol' the' soil. The most strik- 
 iuij demonstration ol* this T.-u-t is the Nile \'alle\' in l'>\i)i, 
 wliere cultivation has l)een continued for centuries, the 
 lands tindine- elements of renewing- strene^th in the proper- 
 ties of the nuiddy watei's of that <;re}it liver. 
 
 In'i<;'ation, where tlie source of supply, as in this in- 
 stance, is a never-fuilin^' stream like the St. Mary s liixcr, 
 ^•ivcs certainty of croj), pi-otects ae;ainst drouth, places the 
 farmer in the position of re^ulatino- the rainfall. There is 
 no aoricultural reeion, e\ en in disti"icts of noi'uial rainfall, 
 wheiv the possihilitv of resortine; to iri'ieation wouhl n(jt 
 be occasionally beneticial, foi', even in such countries, drouth 
 is not unknown. In the most faxored at^ricultural disti'icts 
 of Manitoba an<l the oldei- j)r<)\inces, every expo'ieneed 
 farmer knows that there ai'c seasons when tlu' rainfall is 
 HutHcient and is distrlbute<l a*, such prop;'r times as to kee[) 
 
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 lilt' vi'o]) ^Towiiii:' stt'iidilw witli no sct-ljiicks, rcsultiii''' in )\ 
 iiijiyiiificciit yicM ; wliilc tlici-c arc otlirr .sciisomm with too 
 iMiK'li, too littlr, or rain disd-ihutcd at times wliru least re- 
 <|uire(|, prodiiciuo- jiejit and damaged o'ops. 
 
 In the in'ieated sections oi' Sonthej'n Alherta }^a»od crops 
 .shonld he as,sM'ed anuualK', heeausc thore are no snnnnei' 
 i'rosts, pfaetically no rainfall, and th(> I'arnier can aj)j)ly tlie 
 watei' to his land as eii-cunistances demand. 
 
 And, in tlie sense ol" j-eu-ulatinir the elements, iiTie'iititai 
 assui'es a lareci- yield .•md, in neaily all crops, a better 
 (jnality. 
 
 The Tnited States ( 'ensns Ileport ol' l.S!)0 shows theaver- 
 a<;(' production ol' wheat under in-ie-ation in Montana and 
 Colorado to have ]>;• -n .">() p •!• cent, more than in the Slat"s 
 ol* Illinois, Iowa and Indiana, which are recoi>ni/.ed as heinii' 
 amone-st the In'st wheat producers in the Vnited States, 
 The c()m))arison is ver,\ instructive, and clearly indicates 
 the n'l'eat inci'ease «)1" pi'oduction under irri*i;ati(ai an in- 
 <rease i'ully Justified hy an<l handsonudy jcmuneratine- the 
 increased cost of lahor. Similar compaj'ison mie-ht he made 
 ol' the tjuantities of other crops pro(luced, and, peiha])s, 
 tl;ej-e would he found none nioi'e strikijie- t'lan potatoes, foi- 
 the production of which, alike in <|uantity and quality. 
 <ireeley, Coloi'ado, and se\-eral points in Ttah. have ^aiued 
 world-wide ri'putations. 
 
 The (lualitv and tla\dur of such fruits as melons, straw- 
 berries and apj>les, and \ coctahles like celei'y, ttanatoes, 
 «!s:c.. are \eiy superior. 
 
 The I'ai'mei- not familiar with irrio-ation and irrieation 
 methods would l>e sin"[)rised at the simj>licity of its a])pli- 
 cation. The method iisually employed in Westei'u America, 
 whei'e\'ej" irrioation is practised, is known as the "Hoodine' 
 sN'stem." The water is ])rou<>"ht from the main canal to the 
 Ine'hest point of the farm oi' land to he irrieated by a 
 lateral ditch, from the end of which it is carr-ied oxer the 
 \arit)us fields in small distributine' laterals. The last nu-n- 
 
tioiinl InttTals Mil' siiii|»l\ <miI I>\ n |ilii\\, or Ihh-. of spiulr. 
 iiml till' water is jillnwiti to How oii( ol' tlii'iii aii'l s|»n'a<l 
 o\rr till' siirfacr as far as it will ;^-o. aiiij siiiU as deep as 
 
 llia\- l»e II cessiUN' to liixe tin- le. i lli ret I liioistlire to tile ro(»tS 
 
 o " 1 !te eio\viiiu' ^raiii. 
 
 The simplicity ami effect i\('iicss of this system is imiiie- 
 ijiately app'iieiit. and it will l»e ivaijily s:eii that tMie man 
 can looU alter thi' distriUnl ion of water o\er ipiite a lary,'e 
 area. 
 
 Till' main canal is. naturally, ol' siitlicieiit capacity for the 
 needs ol" the whole a lea to he iri'i;^!! t ed liy the canal sys- 
 tem, the main later.d leadiim from it will he laiL-'e eiioii<j'li 
 for the sj)ecial district it is intended to ser\c. and the dis- 
 t rilait iiie' ditclirs wonM lie maije so that they can sjiread 
 t!ie water ([iiickly o\ir the eionn*! to he irrieatcd. W'Imii 
 the tield. or any piation of it. is siitlicieiitly watered, the 
 cuts throue'i wliich the water escapes from the ijitches to 
 the eiiiw iiie- urain an' clostd hy a shoNclfnl of earth, and 
 the water carried to another ])ortion of the iiehl, and that 
 operation is repeated until the whole crop is irrieatf(l. when, 
 if tliouejit desirahlc. the distrihutiiie' ditclies are lexdled in 
 with fi j>low. This is often necessary for the easier oper- 
 ation of the reaj)inii' machine. 
 
 The "furrow methol is also emj)|oyed, thoueh niost fre- 
 i|Uently for root crops, as corn, potatoes or other Nee'etahles. 
 as Well as in orchunls. \ ine\aids. ami in small fruit •'•ardcns 
 'IMie water is allowed to follow down the fnrrow made l»y 
 
 t!lC '■sho\'el-J)|oW hetWeen tile jdWs of SC^^et al ties. and. 
 
 seepino' downwards and sideways, rapidly reaches the roots 
 
 to he helietittcd, 
 
 IWinilNt; SKASON. 
 
 The fannin<r season in Soiitheni .\lherta ma\' he reckon- 
 ed as opeiiiiie' in .March, thoiie'h it is no unnsiial occnrance 
 for plowine' to he prosecnted in l''ehrnaiy. It will un- 
 doulitedh' he found hetter to plow ill the hill, .so that the 
 land ma\- olitain the }»enetit of the Winter moistiirc. W'in- 
 
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ID' wlicdt will |i)(>\"' j( MM'ccssriil criiii, tliininli SiiriiiLi 
 wlioU is lit |)n'sciit till' iiiii\ I rsdl cmp, 
 
 No rrtofts Iui\i' hrrii uimiIi' t<>\V;i|(|s thr cii || i \ ,it ii m of 
 
 IViiits, tli<»iioIi it is ;i rcrtjiiiity tlinl small I'niits will t!iri\c 
 
 In |H'cr<'('tioii, MIKJ tli< iistaiitly iiicivjisiiiu' (jciiiainls (iT the 
 
 iiicivMsiiiuly ]M»|iiil()iis tdwils ill ihciiiiiiiiiM- i',.M'i(,ii-> ailj.iciiil 
 to this sK'tiuii will |ia\r a liiidciiry to st iniiilatr i»i'<,(|i:ct loii 
 oral! classi's ul' IViiits ami \ d-'i. tables. 
 
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 STOC IIAISINC, 
 
 Sontlicni Allicrta is luoki'd upon as itosM'ssiii;^' tlir finest 
 raiie'e for stock raisjnu' in Ainericn. Tlie erasses aiv most 
 miti'itio>is, aixi euies on the stem, n|ion which cattle rceij 
 thi-oue-h the eiiliiv winler. At least L>()(>,0()<) heml ol" horned 
 stock and lai'^iv hands of horses are iiiiinini:' at Jai'^v holh 
 sMiiimcr and winter, never lia\iii;^' heen mider shelter of 
 nny kind. 
 
 Thou^iii the hr linn' of cattle is \cry in'olitalile, still a 
 
 new lield I'or de\c|o|)||lelll will i)e opened up h\- the pj-,,- 
 
 duc'tion of cnltixated hay. The raiiche)' will th.Mi he eii- 
 alileil to care Tor yonnn' ami weak slock durin,^ jieriods ol' 
 cold weathei', and the sprine' markets which alwiu s pa\ 
 hio'her pl'ices can he siippli-d with steers at least three 
 months earlier than unod I'at ran^e slock can he taken Irom 
 the new erass. 
 
 MAUKKTS, 
 
 \W the eomjiletioii of the Crow's Nest I'ass hranch ol" I he 
 <'amnli;in i'acilic llailway. Lethhi'idee is praetieall\- the 
 "(Jnleway town and distrihutine' point to the important 
 and rapidly de\c|opine' mountain iniiiine- reuions of Kast 
 and West Kooienay,in Ihit ish ( 'olumhia, some <•' the towns 
 heiiiM' iM.niic. (Vanhrook, j-'ort Steele, Ainsworth. Slccan 
 ('ity, New |)en\ei', Sandon, Kaslo, TiMil, Nelson and Hoss 
 land, ami an idea of the rapidity of the deNclopnient oI' the 
 minin;;' interests o',' th(jse dist)-icls imiy he n-atlured I'rom 
 
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 tilt' I'Mt't that Hosshi'.id, n town o!' !il» )iit live ycjtrs' cxvst- 
 riicc, lijis a ])(>|)ulati()n ol' aVwrnt S, ()()(). 
 
 Tlu'sr rcy^'ions aiv I'oi'ecd to tlcrivc tlicir principal supply 
 o'' atii'icultural ])ro(luet' from tlu* State of Washin^^ton, ly- 
 iuM- iiMMiodiatelv to the south, notwithstantlini"' the hie-h 
 taritr duties (rererred to behnv) levied aj^'ainst I'ann ])i'o- 
 ducts eoniin<'' into Canada. The irriiiat* d lands in the 
 neiuld^orhood of Lethbi'ido'e are the nearest and most 
 favorably situated for su))j)lyine- the constantly increasin^^' 
 demand of the mining' districts named, and in addition to 
 t!ie [)i'.)tection ofh'ivd by a hiii'h tai'ltl', tlie IVeie'lit rates on 
 the (^i-ow's Nest Pass branch are verv low, thereb\' assurino; 
 tile markets of South- Eastern i^ritish I'ohnnbia to the 
 fai'mers of South* rn All)erta. 
 
 The local nwu'ket is also of some im[)ortance. J^ethbj'idee 
 with a po])ulation of ovei" 2, ()()(), imports larji;ely in eej;s, 
 butter. Hour, ['vvd, ]>ork, etc. Over SIO. ()()() in each year is 
 piiid foi' freie'ht on ])()rk alone, shipped mostly from the 
 Ignited States. The fi-eiuht on Hour shipped into Leth- 
 bridy;c from Manitoba, which sup])lie:, the entire consump- 
 tion of Southern Alberta, runs fr(»m Si. So to Si 40 jx'r car- 
 load. The importation of eoes .i,,,,mi,(^^ t,, about 120 cases 
 monthly, while about 1,000 tons of native (wild) hay is 
 consumed anniially, at prices i-anj^ine; fi-ou) SlO to Si 4 per 
 ton. There is practically an unlimited exi)ort market for 
 cultivated hay, as will be seen IVom the following-, wdnch 
 a[)peared in the Kdmonton Bulletin, Maich '27th, ItSOi): 
 
 *' oO.OOO tons of hav wanted anini;,l\' foi '<hii)ment to 
 " the Kootenav, and still the demand is increasine' : but 
 " Alljcrta cannot supply, as Kootenav will not itrv xativk 
 " H.\Y. To secure this trade, which amounts to h.\li" a 
 " MILLION DoLLAK^ annually, we nmst l)e a))h' to sujiply 
 " hav from cultivated (rrasses." 
 
 These few items will cleai'ly demonstrate that a lai-e-e 
 
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 irrigated lands in Southern Alberta. 
 
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 '>l"nKS ON AMKIIICAX Pl{()i)('(TS 
 
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 < iraiii . . 20 
 
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 Poultry and (iaiiic . . . . 20 ' 
 
 < );itm»'al o() 
 
 Di'iiiiical 25 
 
 •'•■'y i^2 per tdii 
 
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 ImvsIi Meats. . . .;>,(.. p.-r II) 
 Mutton \' Limb . . , . :i.5 
 Huel>;\vli(\it .Meal ami 
 
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 'IV imu-at.MJ lan.lsor this ('o,„,.a..y a.v rxc.pti.a.ally 
 w.ll situated l,,r trails]... i-tatioi! I'acilitics. 
 
 ''''"■ <'''"--"lian l'a<-;hV HaiKv.y .-..ters Let l,l.ri.|ov fn.n, 
 11"' ''.-'St, witl, all-rail .•..i.uiiui.irat ion IV-.m (,)u(.|)ec" .M,,,,- 
 
 "■'■'■'I. To.'cnt.., VVinilipeo', etr. The (V.,Nvs Nest I'ass 
 
 ^;:'""*'''""^"''^ ^''" ':"^^" '••■ ",ewest.pla,-iu^tl,et<.un'in 
 
 •lin'.-t eonH,.UMM-ati..n with theun-at Kuoteuav miuin- ,|is- 
 t n.-ts t<. the west, and with Caloary, Kdn.untnn. and 'other 
 ;:•'•""■••" l-i"<- TheA|l...rta K.ilway ^ ( 'oaK <M,n.anvs 
 i'n-'nt..s man the snuth, pvin^ diree, n.nnnuni;.atmn 
 \Mtli the ( ,,,t,.d Stat.'s thronnji .Montana. 
 
 'I'ln.ueouraphieal situation is most advanta-vous and 
 ^vlll speeddy prove of the oreatest assist a ...v to t he a^ri ^ 
 <-nltnn>l enn^a^vd in farmin- on th.. Lethhrid-e plains. " 
 
 I'lJK'K OK LANO.S. 
 
 ''"'"■ ''""1''"'^ ^^'" -" l''"<ls '•ap"'''" "f ime,„i.„ ,t 
 l'nn.sran;rni;.|Von, So per acre upwards, on easv terms of 
 '''■'>"'""'- ''''■■■■ '" '-"■.pi,-d annual instalments' uith in 
 "■'''"^"' ""■'•"t-'l«ip.'rcTnt, p.rannnnrtol,epaid with 
 
 ''•■"■II instalment, on t 
 
 ''•i''<'l"i>'i'^ will he allowed t.. p;iy' in \\ 
 
 "' I""'<'il'al aiiK.unt oiKsiandinu- 
 
 ■■'t ■•lll\ time he- 
 
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 fore tlic cxpirntittn (>.' t!u' pin'rliasc ps'riod, at wliifli tiiin* 
 iiitt-rcst c'iis;'s aiul a deed issues to tlic pui'cliasd'. 
 
 In addition lo the jxircltasc |)ric(' of the laud, the owner 
 oi' occupier will he reijuii'eii to pay an annual water rate ol' 
 Sl.OO per acre durin;^' the iiTi<;'atin;j,' season. 
 
 As an aci'e of irrieated land usually javxhu.H's at least ')0 
 pel- cent, nioi'e than an arr<' de])endini;' entirely on raiuiall. 
 this ciwu'e-e o'," Si 00 per acre I'oi' w'lat uiie'ht he termed 
 'crop insurance, ' is a protitaMe inNcstnient I'oi' tlu- i'a.nuer 
 and necessary to t'le Inieatioii ("oun);iny I'or the [)r;)p; r 
 care and uiaiiilenance oT t;u' canad system. 
 
 In the irrieuted pialions o- the Ciiited Stales, miini- 
 pi'o\-ed lands sell at from Si.'). 00 to S.IO.OO per <icre, upr.ii 
 which the annual water rate \aries from Si. 00 to S:^..")0 
 jter aci'e. 
 
 S('{lO()LS. 
 
 'Die North-West is pi'oxided with, a School systeiu as 
 eircient as the oldei' j)ro\int'es of ( 'anada, liud j^'ivcs edu- 
 cational facilities eipi.al to those of (lie uiost lllickly Sv'ttled 
 j)()rtions of the Kast. lM)ur h.eads of taunru's msy i'oi'Ui a 
 Sfhool District, and the < Jo\ ei'nmenl ^rants!;a\c heen rini- 
 niu"- i'roiu (».") to 75 pei' cent, of the Teacliers salary, lei\- 
 iuL;- hut a small amount to l>e raise(l hy t!ie st'tthrs th.eui- 
 selves. 
 
 TAXKS. 
 
 The North-West ( Jowriuiient has witlidrawn the Muni- 
 eipal s\steiii, with its cosily macliinei'y. friaii fa; min<4' com- 
 munities and replac'd it \)y a \cry simple and ine\peusi\e 
 law. known as "Local lm])i'o\ement < )nlinance, hy which 
 I'istricts are or-'ani/ed coutainiu''' not more tlian two town- 
 ships, with an o\ci'seer duly electi'd hy tlie pi'o])le, who are 
 taxed S2.r)() for each HIO acres owned -ir occupied. The 
 tax ma\' he conninite<l l»y two <lays lahi»r on road or other 
 district im])ro\ciiients. This toe-ethei- wiili llie Schoctl tax 
 
 relel'l'ed to else where, a re ALL the taxes iuijxtsed oU hllMniuii' 
 
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 districts in []\v Xoi'tli-Wcst, wiiidi iiiny tiMily he said to In- 
 iVi'iT iVoiii taxes than any otlici' portion ol" America. 
 
 Sl-rri'LKKS- KFKI^:("TS DTTV FiiKI.. 
 
 'I lie lioiiseliold u'()()ds and other etfeets ol' settlers coniinf 
 into Canada are IVee o!' duty. Item No. 707 of the Can- 
 adian Customs Tariff reads as follows: 'Wearino' apparel. 
 I'.ousehold I'ln-nitui-e, professional hooks, im}ilements and 
 tools ()!' ti'ade, (jccupation or em])!oyment, w liich tlie settler 
 has had in actual use i'oi' at h-ast six mont:;s heloi'e i-emo\- 
 al to Canada, musical iiistiuments, ilom^-stic s(\\ine' mach- 
 ines, Ii\-e SLock', carts and other \-eliicles and a^ricultui'id 
 implenu'Uts in use hy the settler for at Ie;isl oiie year hei'ore 
 his remo\al to ('anada. not to include mac'.iiici'y or articles 
 im])ort"d for use in any mainifactuiMne' estahlishmeiit. oi- 
 I'oi' sale: ])ro\i<led that any dutiahle ai'ticle entei'ed as set- 
 tlers elfeel.s may not h;- so elltel'ed Uidess 1)1\ »(l;,;';it with the 
 
 s'ttler on his lii'st arrl\al. and s'cdl n)t h.' S(»]d or other- 
 wise dis])ose(l o!' without ]»ayment o!' duty, luitil al'tei- two 
 Ni'ars actual use in ('.in id i : pi-o/id 'd also tli'it undei' reo'u- 
 l-itions made hy the .Minister o!' ('ustoms, li\e stock' A\hen 
 impiirte<| into Manitoha. or the North-West h\- intendini;,- 
 S'tclers. shah i)e IVce until otiierwise Ol- |el'e«l h\- the (l;)\er- 
 
 iior in ( "ouncil. 
 
 CKNKIJ.M, INFOHM.ATIOX. 
 
 Th.e rollowiiii^' items o!' inrormatioii may l)e o!" sei'xice to 
 the prospective settler. 
 
 A ^•ood house ()'■' two rooms and small kitchen, shin*>'le 
 roof, with ijoors and windows, can he ]»ut U]) i'oi' Slot), and 
 upwards. .\s '•'ood a hou'^e as could he desired, includiiie' 
 all material and lahoi' can he huilt for ^'l^^i). This would 
 re])r(\sent a main huildine' Idxii^ feet, with !> ft. wall, par- 
 titioned into two rooms, with a lean-to kitchen I Ox Hi feet. 
 The walls of the main huildine' W()\]|d he sided and ])apered 
 <»n the outside, and ceile(l on the inside. 
 
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 ( Jood-surliictMl coiiinioii linnlx'i' co^ts Sl7 pel' tliouHainl 
 li'ct. Best c'<'(|;ir sliiiiu'It's cost 'r^'A ])('!• tlionsaiid. ScMiiiliii^. 
 5^17 yti'V tliousaiid Ifct. Nails, per [louiid hy tlu- kc*;', A-v. 
 A t>'()()(l tram of lioi'scs, Sl2.') to Sl")(). A o-iiicli ("anadiaii 
 wao'j^'on, IVoiii S!)(> iipwartls. A set ol' (loul)l(' lianicss costs 
 >(i2() to S:^;"). I'lows cost IVoiii S:^4. Harrows, S I .">. Shovels 
 and Sj)adcs, !)()c. each. .Mowinj,;' Macliiucs cost So:{. Uiiid- 
 I'l'H, S?I4.5, and Horse luikes, srU) each. All these ju'ices are 
 net cost at Lethhridu'e. 
 
 "(lalt Coal," IVoiii the J>ethl)i'ide(- Collieries, is iiiiiver- 
 sally known throu^^hont Manitoba and the North-West as 
 an excellent domestic anil steani-piodncine- hitiniiinons coal. 
 'I'he hest eTade of this fuel (•.•in he had at the mini's for 
 
 s-> 
 
 2.io 
 
 per t 
 
 on. 
 
 'Die Alberta Hailway «.V ( "oal Coiiij)any now employ 
 about SOO men, pi-incipally in connection with the operation 
 of tlu'ir mines at Lethl)ridi,^e, and, as this Com])any works 
 in harmony with the Canadian Noi'tli-West Iri'ieation Com- 
 |)any, op])o)"tunity is presented foi^ employment to early 
 
 s* 
 
 ttl( 
 
 ei's in the mines aixl on the railroad at such periods o! 
 
 tlie yeai- when farming- opeiations an at a standstill. It 
 is also the ,>olicy of the li'i^i^ation Company to endea\oui' 
 
 to use the settlers foi' al 
 
 the canal s\-stem. 
 
 work of rejK-ni's oi- extension ol 
 
 Irrijxation she<ls will \m- crccteil at I.ethbriduv. and at 
 Sterline' on the line of the Alberta Hail wa\- iV ( 'o;d ( "oni- 
 ])any"s Hailway, about 20 mih's south of IvtlsbridL;'!'. 
 
 Kor further information a])ply to 
 
 C. .\. .M.\(iit\rif, 
 
 Supei^inteiident. 
 THi: CAN.VDIAN NOimi W KST lUHKiATJON CO. 
 
 Lethbl'idi'V. Albel'ta.