, 1874-03-14
Immigration Returns, Church Property,
Vital Statistics, aud Ontario
Finances,
A Province with a Surplus Of Over Six
Millions OF Dollars.
Tito I.nte Mccting Of lilo Dominion Doard
Of I'railc-.-TIle "Rcformed Epis-
copnl Church,"
From Our Otu,l Cafrfs'7otldtnt.
OTTAWA, Ont, March O, 1874.


OF roporta, tho delivery OF tho results Of months
Of cogitatiol,s OIL tho part Of our oyorworloa.
nndorpRtd officials. Tho BtatiBttcian looks for
ward to this season of the yoar with the oagor-
mesa Of tho tlovoutly-minded on tho approach Of
tho Exotcr-1all Dfay-1neottugs, and q sensation
Of joy, oqunl in intensity to that with which tho
u1ircgenorato savago hails tho appearance Of Tho
wclt-fcd missionary. Tho general public
does not sllaro tumultuonsly In these fool
ings, and loolH with nfrr1ght Oh tho columns
after columns OF figures which, at this tfnle,
tho loyal CANADIAN oltor is hpt to spread out
for tho dolootation Of Ills rcadora. Tho "canny-
Scot" part Of onrropnlation In tho intervals bo-
tween buainogs-holra and Attendance OIL tho
services Of their church, worry fond Of Study
ing statistical tables. Tlloy consider themselves
tho gfcat baclbono Of this country; and it must
he admitted TINT they Ito control its deBtinieH to
MI cxtont that must nlways bo appalling to tho
truo, natiye-born Canadian. Most OF our editors
aro Scotch. In addition to tho
NAr'nAI. LOVE OF r1aaEns
inherent to Scotch nature, already reforred to-,
they Ilnyo tho acquired taste for Buch study in-
cidont to n long aud Rovore struggle for oxist-
onco. They publish papers-for each othor to
read, and run races, ono with tho other, as TO
wlo shall nlIict tho longest and most distressing
numerical arrays upon Lis foltow-sinnors.
1t ia with Homo trenidation, therefore, thnt, as
correspondents for THE TRIBUNE, I undertake to
summarize some Of those reports, with q Wow Of
placing valuable information .boforo tho people
pf Chicago and the statos Of the Northwest
Tho reports have been prepared with caro-, and
:an bo rolled upon. Let lib 500 what interesting
uattor cut be cxtractod from thom.
THE 1MstIaRAT1oN nEronT.
Take tho report of tho Commissioner Of I'M
migrntion for tho Province Of Ontario-tho
largest, most donscly-populatcd, mud most
prosperous, Of our la1f-dozen provincoH-for
tho year 1873. Tho results shown arc regarded
here, in this day Of annll things, as boing very
satisfactory.
Tho number OF immigrants TINT settled III this
r1oro ag no etr was Of
eSs; s,nto eSarsos. Al Compared with Previous
years, tllore is an increase shown, by these
figures, over tho number in 1879. OF
II .l55 in 1871 Of 10, ,942 in 1870 Of il, 89l IN
1860, OF 23, 291. The cost of the movement of
these immigrants to this country, including tho
sc bonus paid in great uanny casea, averages
only S3. .95 por head. I believe Americans eali-
mate tho yalno Of every immigrant at ssOo. Iho
sent across,the wator, from persons living here,
over 81, zoo, to mid in bringing out others and,
i'll addition to this, Tho society formed i'll this
dletrlct, anu Known as tlio Ottawa 'nlley IN
migration !Ai soclesy, haH expelidea thG sum OF
$40, ,G9O in aiding porsons to mnko tho Iranaat-
hntlc trip. ,..=
THE HON. Ancuy 11'EEL1An,
who talks IN Gaelic, praya III .inel'c, aweara III
Gaelic. mud will dig 1t! dnclo, u tho lnmlgraton
Commissioner. l!o III one Of tho oldcst pol-
ticinns loft IN tho Province. llo held respol'-
Iiblo position in the old days before Confcdesl-
ton, aud has fought rnder tho banner Of tho
Grits over since tho great drit p9rty was organ
Ezcd. ~ certain counties in tho Province where
tlo Gaelic olomont ptcdomlnates no u nfosist"
fblo. Ho is rs mild MS SUCKING aoso N hs up
pearanco. but as willy as sorpent III hla moVo-
ments. He distinguished himself ns tno auyo- ',
cute Of the Ca''ada 5onttleln Kallfoea VI tne
timo Col. Thompsont 1tB oilSinai promoter WAS
cndcaSoring to secure charter from tue Legls-
latlre. Since ltB SUCCESS 10 uuo, III bseat ineas-
uro. to tho Efforts ol MT aeMel1at, uo ueset'oss
niche i'll tho esteem OF tho "ostofi farmer atld
Kelar traces tho beneficial object OF tho uprising
agricultural laborers gong Oh ~ England, ana OF
the visit during tho year OF air. Joseph Arcf''
Tho labororh representative, to tho Iroylnce.
s y!at it is honet WI lead to i!nrso ! Incur nour
year. -
COLONIES TO COME.
Then we look for Mennonite YOU colony from ON
nssa ss Sy s S1 sSS IN
time, to tic swallowing Of conl-oil al tho mas
ticntion of tnllow-dipa. And We uso arc 1lgur-
ing OH receiving q colony of Swiss, to sett!o III
tho noighborhool Of Lnko Nipsslng, and Iem-
rerance coioEy 70 pe loeatoa lnf lWhy from Tue
abodes OF King Dar!eycorn, III tno Parry Sound
tt!btFict. Wo nope, NY sie0ay Nttohtloh 70 Hasl-
1ichH to pcorlo our "nhto placcH soille tllho d.
foro tho arrival of tho hl!lonnlllnl.
Tnh onuncn QUESTION c,,,..
70. Tie Following STATISTICS respecting tue
cll1rclloH OF tlila country Will bo