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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
4
The Banner urges reforms for the 25th annual summer exhibition on August 7 and condemns the fair’s stagnation. It calls for lead directors to innovate prizes and attractions and promotes a weed-control campaign to protect farming, urging crop rotation and potential legal steps.
Hon. Frank Oliver defends the Western Land Bill in a Tribune interview, arguing it won’t depopulate Manitoba. He challenges Thomas Greenway’s claim that farmers would sell productive Manitoba land to take up free homesteads and 160 acres at $3 an acre, saying such a move is impractical and would leave a question of who buys the land.
Winnipeg Tribune reports that the Oliver Land Bill seeks to curb railway land prices and favor bona fide settlers in Manitoba. It would loosen railways’ hold and reward settlers with first consideration, while reassessing land policy for a square deal.
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