AN ARISTOCRACY

Grey River Argus, 12 August 1925, Page 3

AN ARISTOCRACY

FOB CANADA. TORY RANCHERS, Ranching in Western Canada is rapidly becoming the aristocrat of occupations, and a number of those who have recently taken up large areas ot mnd in the great dominion are oi noble descent. I’rince Charles Philippe d ’Orleans, descendant of King Louis Philippe, of France, and nephew of the King of the Belgians, recently arrived here in the company of the Mon John Stanley, who was his companion at Oxford, to become the latest addition to the growing list of titled agriculturists i.i West-

ern Canada, says the Herald s Toronto correspondent. He is now on the ranch of Lord Rodney at 1 ert Saskatchewan, Alberta, where ho will remain for a year as a pupil before acquiring a ranch of his own, probably in the vicinity of that of the I’rince ot Wales, in Southern Alberta. He will have as companions two young sons of Lord Rodney, who recently arrived at the ranch. NEIGHBOURS OF THE PRINCE. Southern Alberta is being particularly favoured by tho aristocracy of Europe, seeking fresh outlet for their endeavours along the line of agriculture, and each year sees some addition to the territory’s group of titled ranchers. The acquisition a.id subsequent development of a ranch by the Prince of Wales is generally regarded as having been a precedent, whereathe Prince had several predeeessor? among the tilled families of Europe, as he. lia's had many successors. The Prince was, in all probability, guided to some extent in the selection of the locality of his ranch by reason of the close proximity of that of the Earl of Minto, which had been established vears before.

Years ago, Lord Aberdeen and the Duke of Sutherland developed ranches in Western Canada, the former at the northern entrance to the Okanagan Valley, in British Columbia, and the latter i.i the Brooks district of South ern Alberta. Before relinquishing his property a short while ago Lord Aber deen had performed some colonisation work with old country families and played a small part in the development of the British Columbia fruit industry. The area about the Duke of Slither land’s properly has become famous as a-..i alfalfa producing region, and his land had the honour in 1921 of bring-: ing- the championship for alfalfa seed [ to Canada for the first time. , SOME FAMOUS ESTATES. In the same High River district oil Southern Alberta is the fine mixed | farming establishment of the * '-u.it de j Foras, a French nobleman who located there many years ago, and is one of the province's most successful agriculturists. North of this, near Calgary, is the grain farm of Admiral G. Como D. 5.0., n relative of the King of ltr.lv, | while still farther north is the Danish dairy colony of Markcrville. where i’rince Eric, son of the King ot Denmark, lived for years and studied farming. Other distinguished ranchers include Count de Rousne de Sales member of a well-know.i l-iem-h family who 'now spends most of bis time ill Montreal, and Viscount Arbuth who formerly worked with a thrc«i-:'u-outfit in Alberta, while the vi-countess did her own housework. Si.icc the war followed the upheaval in Europe. Western Canada has received many refugees l of the old nobilities, particularly from Russia, who, in the new land, are moulding new lives. In addition, many individuals of high rank in the allied forces have, in the

revulsion from war, and the desire 1 more tranquil cx’sCmcc, taken up threads of civil lil the plains of West er .1 Canada.