Vermilion Is The Bulls Eye

and that the Saskatchewan River Valley contained some of the most fertile soil in the entire world.

It touted its nearness to the Saskatchewan Border and the historic Fort Pitt, and that the area produced some of the best livestock and grain crops in all of Canada. To back this up, it used statistics that said the Vermilion Valley produced 50 bushels of wheat and 100 bushels of oats to the acre.

Stating that there was no superior stock raising country, it stated that cattle were never housed and feeding was only needed for three or four months from Christmas to April.

It added that wheat ripened in from

90 to 100 days, and could be planted as early as April, with May and June being the rainy months.

For water, it stated that there were lakes and pounds aplenty in the area, and springs never froze, allowing for good water to be obtained all year round.

For timber and fuel, the leaflet stated most homesteads had plenty but if some was needed, it would be provided by the government free of charge. It also advertised that there were coal seams that could be tapped as well.

The class of settlers, the leaflet said, were identified as chiefly English, Scottish, Irish and American. It added that there was no undesirable element among the population.

It finished off by stating that Vermilion was six months old, had a bank, three lumber yards, a drug store, seven general stores, three hotels, three restaurants and a furniture store, as well as a photographer, bowling alley, two pool rooms, dentist, two doctors and several churches.

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