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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1889
Page
4
Fragmentary note shows publisher policy on ads and mentions James Weidmax at Appelle Station Axsin. No clear event or person action. content is an insertion guideline rather than a news item.
In this issue dated Friday March 8 1899 Tur Proseces reviews the Qu Appelle district for new settlers. It emphasizes practical experiences of pioneers, outlines advantages and drawbacks, and thanks farmers for sharing letters of settlement experience.
The Qu Appelle District shows strong agricultural output and trade. Wheat yields average around thirty bushels per acre with forty bushels for oats, and grain markets average about 90 cents a bushel. Over 300 horses and large wagon and implement sales signal robust commerce and credit from local firms and manufacturers like A Harris Son Co and Massey Co.
The South Qu Appelle municipality appeals to immigrants seeking a new home, highlighting six years of steady growth without boom or official waste. It cites rolling prairie, timber and willows, sloughs for hay, and a strategy of mixed farming including wheat oats rye flax and cattle to sustain a prosperous settlement.
The article extols Qu Appelle region as ideal for homesteading with abundant wild fruit flora, hardy cattle, and forgiving climate. It highlights railway access, readily available well water, and vacant sections for sale by Northwest Land Company and Ontaris aid Qu Appelle Land Company. It argues dry seasons are over, last year’s harvest was excellent, and forthcoming years promise prosperity for settlers and local businesses.
A resident from the Eastern Provinces considers moving west for better chances and access to education. The piece questions how children can obtain schooling and lauds the other country for extending facilities to incoming settlers to aid their education in the land they leave.
The Northwest offers strong education grants with land set aside for schools. It details school district formation, funding based on attendance, and mandatory school terms. Qu Appelle district, Mount Pleasant, and McLean schools are described, plus municipal formation rules and council operations.
In Mount Pleasant School District a total of 300 collected for school rates shows over 140 paid taxes on original C. P. Rand land. The issue is important for intending settlers and may lead to settlement of desirable immigrants in the coming season.
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