Barclay family in Canada. who was W.D.Barclay?

  "The Alberta Temple- Centre and Symbol of Faith" pages 5 - 23by V. A. Wood

Irrigation Development

In order to provide an outlet for their coal, Galt Coal Mines of
Lethbridge entered into railway construction in southern Alberta. In
return for their effort they received large grants of land from the
Government. The company wanted some of the lands brought under
irrigation to make them more attractive and productive. The Alberta
Railway and Irrigation Company was formed to construct the main
canal to irrigate these lands.^l3 It was through the efforts of Charles
Ora Card that in April 1898 the Mormon church entered into an
agreement with the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company to con-
struct the main canal to supply water to irrigate large acreages of
lands in the Magrath, Raymond and Stirling areas. Card advertised
for men in Utah and other Mormon settlements to come and work on
the project. They were to receive pay both in cash and in land.^l4
Through these efforts, the Mormon settlers introduced irrigation
to southern Alberta and in return were given the land they needed
for settlement and agriculture.

13The directors of the company to build the canal included Charles
Ora Card, C. A. Magrath, E. T. Galt and W. D. Barclay.¹³