Free 160 Acres. Western Canada Farm Lands. Where ... And ... How And All About It. Information And Facts For The Prospective Settler

SIFTON, HON CLIFFORD [MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR]

Publication: Privately printed, 1903, NP

20 1/2" x 28" sheet folded to 44 panels, and when folded with title and photograph of a farm on front and rear. 22 panels devoted to 40 questions and answers about the land. Some questions deal with basic information like climate, taxes, schools, rainfall, what fruits and vegetables thrive in the area, etc. Most of the questions are more interesting such as, does the government tax individuals if he lets his cattle run on government lands; where can an individual get material for a house; is there timber, can one take up a quarter-section for himself and another for a friend to come afterwards; how much money does one need to start grain farming; how will I know what to do and where to go; do people speak English; etc. Information offered about settlers' effects and what they are allowed to bring; quarantining of settlers' cattle; homestead duties, terms of sale with a discount offered for payment in cash; Manitoba; Assinibola; Alberta; Saskatchewan, etc. Black and white photographs of wagons carrying grain, cattle ranch, Immigration Hall, a town scene, etc. Opposite 22 panels offers a map of The Dominion of Canada, 1903, with small photograph of Parliament buildings inset. Covers lightly soiled and with small split to one fold as well as small hole to 2 folds. A very interesting item.