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Alberta Promises Rich Wheat Yields and New Settlers
An Alberta booster letter from Namaha Canada dated February 18, 1910 extols the climate soil and irrigation优势 of Bow River valley. It cites wheat yields from 18 to 49 bushels per acre with stubble farming and disced land options. Details successes of Indiana migrants EH W Sturgeon and Dr J W Griffin with lands up to 1160 acres and profits above 100 percent. Offers land prices 12 to 25 dollars per acre and ten year payment plans via Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Namaha
Alberta
Canada
Hositors
Indiana Progress
Indiana
Ecre
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Bow River Valley
Garden of
EH. W. Sturgeon
Armstrong County
J. W. Griffin
A. B. Barclay
Greensburg
Bow River Mer
Griffin Aave