JUNE 26, 1913. v DRYDEN POST OFFICE W. J. ROBINSON i, President of the Dryden Agricultural Society this, the Square P. Store. There is 7,000 feet of floor selling approximates $40,000 of groceries There is no better indication of Dryden's growth nor of the faith of its citizens in its futur The building is solid brick construction and will cost when completed $1 now $100,000, indicating again the rapid improvement of conditions in Dryden. RA 5,04 space and 5,000 feet of warehouse and basement. The stock carri and dry goods. The turn over three years ago was $30,000 and What the Settlers Say THE METHODIST CHURCH t | § 4 FEN HE assertion has been made above that Dryden is sur- i rounded hy the finest agricultural lands in Canada; while this assertion is broad and can be misconstrued, it is no less true. There is no allurement about the farm lands of this sec- ion for the man who does not want to work and assist in building up the community, and in so doing making for him- self comfort, and for the incoming settler contentment. To the man who desires to make a home and a bank account, the farming lands of this district offer the greatest en- | a couragement. sig 1 Not ar open prairie. hut a wal! wooded loam. clay sub-s6il guaranteeing a livelihood and surplus. Not a long, tiresome and weary hunt for a homestead but one for ihe asking, within a few miles of a prosperous town. These are the conditions under which the settle has to commence his settlement. The district surrounding Dryden and Van Horne is await- ing only the farmer. Within a ten mile radius there are 313,340 acres of arable land yet for his hand to cultivate. ready there has been cleared 11,300 acres, and every foot of these are providing wealth for their cultivators. Some 63,700 acres are also under location. These figures aie estimates that have been made by reliable persons and the vast amount of land yet available is first-class, being the net acreage open, over and above all lakes, rocks, muskeg, ete. Testimony after testimony could be gathered from those THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA incorporated 1869. 290 branches throughout Canada. | don, England, office, Bank buildings, Princes Street; New Lon- York agency, Cor. William and Cedar Streets. Dryden Branch: H. R. Day, manager. << who have already settled in this district. Two of these ars E. W. Wice, reeve of Van Horne, and ex-reeve John Hutchi- son, both successful pioneer farmers of Van Horne, and both frequent prize winners at the agricultural exhibitions, white Alex Skene, the veteran farmer of Wainwright, and D. H. Martin, of Glengrelud, could give a good account of the agricultural resources in Dryden's near vicinity. In fact, the farmers of this district become most enthusiastic over any move that is made to attract new settlers to locate here. Tor the benefit of our readers we publish two short letters from farmers of this district, that were written for other papers: Dryden, Kenora District, 1910. I have now a very comfortable home, with 60 acres under cultivation, without a stump or stone on it, and about 20 acres seeded down without plowing for pasture. I can raice as good crops here now as I ever did at Uxbridge. not have much wheat sowed this year, but what I had was splendid, 35 bushels to the acre; and the barley 35 bushels, and weighed 51 pounds; and the oats weighed 40 pounds to the bushel. We had very hard times here for a few years, but those days are past. I have seen fields that have been down to clover for six years, and the last crop as good as the first. ALEX SKENE, Sr. Oxdrift, Aubrey Township, Kenora District, 1910. I am writing you a few lines in regard to the suitability of this part of New Ontario for farming purposes. The land is good, and if properly tilled is capable of producing an abundant crop of all kinds of grains, grasses and vegetables. 'We can grow the finest clover seed in the world. We have plenty of wood and the best of water; and with the oppor- tunity of work in the lumbering camps, gold mines and other employments, I think there is no better place for a settler to start in and make for himself a good and com- fortable home. I arrived in Dryden in the year 1898. IT had a wife and six small children, a few household effects and twenty dollars in cash; and by hard work and strict economy 1 now own 360 acres of land, 50 acres under cul- tivation, well fenced, a good, comfortable house and barn, head of cattle, good team of horses, and all necessary rm implements, with no incumbrance, and there is plenty f room for others, and better opportunity. J. C. LYLE. These are the writings of men who have reaped and are yearly reaping the reward of settlement in this district. To the incoming settler the years to come hold out great- er advantages than did the years that are gone. It is estimated that there is an average of 1,000 cords 'of wood on each homestead, which can be sold for at least $3.50 per cord. The establishment of a pulp and paper mill at Dry- den also is a great advantage, in that the settler will have ready sale for pulp wood, which is found in abundance on every claim, the cordwood and pulpwood paying for the clearance, and yielding a living besides. The settler is also guaranteed lumber for his buildings, I dids as timber is also to be found on the land, with which to provide himself and family a home. ' His land being cleared, Dryden affords the greatest op- portunities for marketing his produce at home, saving com- missions and freight. . All kinds of vegetables grow here. Potatoes average from three to six hundred bushels to the acre. Turnips average about seven hundred bushels, and mangels, beets, carrots, etc., equally as good. Farm produce is always in demand. During the past year market prices have been as follows: Eggs, from 25c¢ to 60c per dozen; butter, from 25c to 45c per pound; pota- toes from 50c to $1.50 per bushel. Poultry is always Y great demand, and brings the highest prices, as does ald beef, pork, mutton, lamb and veal. In the grain growing industry clover seed is the great surety to the farmer in this district. The soil and climate are most suitable for the growing of this grain. Farmers in this district are receiving from $12.00 to $12.50 per bushel for their clover seed, and find that a field of ten or fifteen acres of clover is a guarantee of success. The growing of other grains is equally as good as is clover, as will be seen from the letters of actual farmers quoted above. The markets are always the highest and the demand is always great. In face of what has been marketed by the settler, Dry- den was, during the past year, importers of over $12,000 worth of beef, $4,500 worth of pork, $3,500 worth of mutton, and $1,500 worth of veal, attempting not to estimate the Poultry, eggs, butter, cheese and other products. The quality of the grains grown are also superior t» other sections. Mayor J. T. Brett, of Kenora, Ont.,, who is THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH = a grain merchant, testifies to having purchased the best quality of oats and barley from this district that ever passed through his elevator. The educational advantages of Ontario's New West are also worthy of being considered. As fast as new townships are opened up for settlement the settler is provided with 2 school and teacher for the education of his children. This, in itself, is worth more than the riches that are reached fron: the far-off green fields. The Board of Trade of Dryden have asked this Provincial Government to open for settlement the townships of Briton and Rowell. These townships lie directly north of the town and the opening of them will mean more land availahie near a railway station and town, the southern boundaries of these townships being very close to Dryden. This wit make for the easy settlement of this new section and guar antees to the newcomer easy access to market, school, chur and physician. The fact that such guaranteed comforts and protections are available to all, is worth more than words can compose an expression of estimation. Each year brings new settlers. Each settler brings new ideas and methods. Kach method has its new effect, and when all are moulded together they go to the building of a firm, strong, intellectual and sturdy race for Ontario's New 'West. That Dryden must grow is an undeniable fact, and that an agricultural community surrounding a cen re of cial and industrial energy is the greatest guarantee for future of both town and district, for busin ; : and agriculturist, goes without saying assist the land by your toil to yield tha a heritage worthy of any man of honest int Dryden and district, before other parts. KY] in the Dominion of Canada where the far himself a home and a bank account. products can be sold in the best market at built after one's own ideas, the purest of finest springs, and health for ali PIONEER HARDWARE AND FURNITURE g \ J. G. HAYES PORE SF mia Ont Ww i Eo io's New West is awaiting th AEE A 1TH a WI t created, giving to yourself comfort, and to f you are considering a new location, Her 'What greater guarantee can one ask t It is two hundred and thirty-four ye: built and launched the historic Griffin o7 Niagara. 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