The Peace River Country ; A booklet of information in condensed form on the topography, development and opportunities for settlement in the most famous farming district in Western Canada
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Peace River Board of Trade
issued: 2017-08-17
issued: 1926
description: "Information for the prospective settler." -- Edwards, M. H., Lort, J. C. R., & Carmichael, W. J. (1975). A bibliography of British Columbia: Years of growth, 1900-1950. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 220.
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extent: 31 pages : photographs, map ; 22 cm
format: application/pdf
note: The Peace River Country A booklet of information in condensed form on the topography, development and opportunities for settlement in the most famous farming district in Western Canada. Prepared and issued under direction of the Peace River Board of Trade and the Municipal Districts of Peace and Fairview. Foreword In response to a large number of requests for reliable information regarding the Peace River Country, an endeavor has been mads herewith to supply such information as will adequately answer those questions most often asked by intending settlers. The preparation of this pamphlet lias been undertaken at the instance of the Peace River Board of Trade and the citizens of Peace and Fairview Municipalities. The information has been compiled with the end in view of giving to the intending settler a correct view of average conditions in the Peace River country. Rather than over emphasize the advantages of the district, the tendency has rather been to adopt an ultra conservative policy in its preparation. All illustrations in the pamphlet are from actual photographs taken in the district, the cover design showing a corn field on the Dominion Government Experimental Farm at Fort Vermilion, and also a group of vegetables taken from the garden of a northern farm, shown in comparison with a man six feet tall. The reader is asked to bear in mind that the material herewith given has been prepared by men who have made the Peace River district their home for the past twelve years who came in during the early days of settlement and have seen the district develop from its rawest pioneer state to its present prosperous condition, and who do not hesitate to recommend others to establish their homes here. While many men came to the Peace River country without capital and have made good, it is not desired to leave the impression that there is any opportunity to get rich quick. But for the man with limited means and ambition to work, there is unlimited opportunity to establish a …
has type: Pamphlets
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0355312
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Peace River : Record Printing Company
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
source: Original Format: University of Northern British Columbia. Library. Geoffrey R. Weller Library. FC3843.4 .P43 1926
subject: Agriculture
subject: Peace River Valley (B.C. and Alta.)
subject: Peace River (B.C. and Alta.)
subject: Emigration and immigration
type: Text