"The founding of St. Peter's Colony entertained the thought to give German Catholics the opportunity to build homes under the best circumstances. With churches and schools and German neighbors in the district, which also offers the best in material, matters, the spiritual advice and activity lies in the hands of the Benedictine fathers who have already, got a monastery, church and schools. The following diverse articles show the advantages St. Peter's Colony offers new immigrants. "

A beautiful panorama is offered in certain parts of the colony. Wave forming prairies strewn with lakes and beautiful woodlands which give the landscape a magnificent beauty! One could think of no better farm land.

On the west side of the colony; black humus ground, free of alkali, basic ground of yellow clay; this combination of soil is best for growing.

One doesn't meet many stones! There is good drinking water nut salty, and you can dig a well in many places. There is wood in every section so you don't have to go far. The railway line to Edmonton makes it possible for immigrants to get coal from the coal mines and cheap lumber.

All kinds of wheat grows in western Canada, as do potatoes and vegetables. No drying winds as in the United States which, therefore, forces U.S. mills to import Canadian wheat. In western Canada in the last 20 years, only the year 1900 proved to have an average harvest of less than 12 bushels per acre. Beautiful grass in the colony makes the area useful for mixed farming and milk production. Beautiful looking cattle herds and good breeds found in Saskatchewan prove that animal production is well worth doing. Pig farming grows with every year.

The climate is healthy, local sickness doesn't exist. People who are sick from other districts and come here, recover visibly and get well quick, especially those with a lung illness. Doctors from the east tell patients to make a homestead

The colony is in the same latitude as Muenster and Berlin in Germany, which makes the length of days and sunlight hours the same. The winters are cold, completely free of storms, and forested hills prose the settlers. The temperature last winter was only once under 40°C.

England has no rights to conscript in case of war, it must protect Canada. The government is similar to the U.S.—the Dominion Government in Ottawa. The provincial government is elected by the common people. Canadian laws are better handled than ones in the United States, and therefore, lawless deeds seldom happen. Divorces in all of Canada, despite its 67,000,000 inhabitants, are so seldom that you can count them on your fingers. In general, Canada has better laws and implements those laws as no other land in this world.

"Canadian banks are the most reliable in the world with multi millions in capital with branches in all parts of the land so even in small towns you have the same advantage as the large cities."

"Mr. H.V. Jones, wheat expert, says in an editorial in the 'North Western Miller', Minneapolis, entitled "The World's Wheat Problem", that he is sure that before long, western Canada will have a habitation of 30,000,000 souls and every year afterward, 8,001,200 million bushels of wheat annually."

"In this year, lots of immigrants come to Canada and make it their home, this land of the future. All trains are fully loaded to Winnipeg and land prices will rise. It is a great advantage to buy now, so write to the German American Land Company for further information."

"Humboldt is without a doubt the most important town in the colony, it is in the middle of the east west line, dividing point of the Canadian Northern Railway. Last fall, the roundhouse was built; the railway company created this town and are owners of it." Two lumberyards and a general store are here, and are in the middle of building a large brick hotel and two banks.