NorthWest Temperance Utopia! - John N. Lake

Hello,

I am John N. Lake from Ontario, Canada.  I've lived in a number of places in my lifetime but by far the most adventurous of these will be in the NorthWest Territories!

Recently I was scouting out the beautiful land in the area of the NorthWest that we chose as the perfect site not only for colonization, but for a ferry over the great South Saskatchewan river.  It is also here that an ideal rest point for a river transport from Lethbridge to Grand Rapids will exist.  Perhaps today there is someone listening who is ready to benefit from such a venture?

Soon after finding this utopian spot, some local berries were brought to me.  As I consumed them I became inspired and declared  "Arise, Saskatoon, Queen of the North!" (Narratives of Saskatoon p 10)

 Perhaps I'm moving too quickly.  Let me tell you about the new financial opportunities that are developing in western Canada!  Here's a slide show that will tell you more about this great adventure.





Let's watch it again!

The NorthWest is becoming the new Western Ontario.  The government of Canada has backed our Temperance Colonization Society of Toronto and included in our board of governors are the most distinguished men in all of Ontario.  We have access to 2 million acres of land!  And here's the nuts and bolts of it: We're ready to sell you shares into our company at an extremely affordable $1 per acre if you sign up for a homestead today!  Those prices are next to FREE!

As a former Methodist minister and devout follower of Christ, I know there are concerns.  Some of you might be wondering exactly "what kind of people" will be coming to the NorthWest?  Well, that is entirely up to you!  Right now, the government is committed to sending good, decent Christian folk like yourself to populate the NorthWest.  You have a chance to start a new society - free from the scourge of Alcohol - with brothers and sisters that are devout servants of her majesty, Queen Victoria.  It is with her blessings and the blessings of our good Lord that we will create a new and pure society.  In order to guard against this, all shareholders must agree to the following:

And colonize we will!  Come to the NorthWest and live in the comfort of SASKATOON!  The crops are bountiful, the weather is mild, and a quaint village is growing rapidly.  And what about the railroad?  Well when the railroad comes, your investment today will double, Triple, QUADRUPLE in value!  Come sign up today, and we'll start you on a new a glorious path - to SASKATOON!