Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-27
VANISHING FARMERS.

Such They Are In Great Britain--America
- Looked Upon as the Land Flowing With
Milk and Honey-The Arrival IL. This
City of Reprs sentativss f,om tho Tenant
Farmers OF England, Scotland and Ire
laad.
The failure of crops this year in Great Brit
ain, added to the fsilure Of the three previous
years, has had the effect Of directing govern
mental as we'll al individual attention to
America for relief. "There's room enough for
ALL" is the generous invitation of Uncle Sam,
and Canada. not to be back.
ward, has extended similar
invitation to her suffering and starving kins-
men across the water. To judge of the quality
of the room offered, Messrs. Pel aud Head,
members of parliament, whose visit to this
section was daily chroniclea in the GLOBE,
first made an extended tour of observation.
Supplemented to this imperial commission
as it were, the Dominion government of Cam
ada invited the tenant farmers of Great Britain
to send representatives to inspeo, and report
upon Canadian lands, rs preliminary to induc-
ing large immigration from among the farm
ing GLASSES Of the mother country. Through
out England, Scotland and ireland
in various localities. large met tiugs of the
tenant farmers and farm laborerg were held,
and representatives selected to visit Canada
! and comply with tho government request, the
| Dominion parliament to pay all expentes.
Among tho, arrivals yesterday at
of these delegations. Mr.. J,hn Snow. +
Scotland, headed the party, and Mr. sharbre
of Ireland, and Hutchinson, Of England, were
| the respective representatives Of their country.
Besides, Mr.. Henry Snow and Robert Tenant
accompanied the commissioners.
These gentlemen were On their re-
turn to Canada from an extended
-.
ceded by Mr.. Cowan. of the Scotch delegation.
| and a thorough inspection was given the coun-
| try, both as to its agricultural and cattle rang
| ing capahi ities. Extreme satisfaction Is ex-
pressed as the result Of tLeir observations. A
| the mission is wholly In the intercsta OF Can
| ada, the commission have nothing to say ''ofh
cially' about the delight they have experienced
in seeing small part Of Gods country, i. e.,
Minnesota.
The commissioners are free to talk about
their adventures, and declare that their Journey
! through the wilds Of Manitoba, asioe from the
purpose of the trip, ~as novel and intensely in
teresting.
Besides the party named above, there axe del.
egates touring through the province of Ontario.
MIR. Snow party visited Winnipeg, arriving
there about fortnight ago, aud extended THEN
journey through the Saskatchewan country.
Surprise was expressed at the advances already
! made, and the utmost assurance is felt for the
future of the country.
The commissioners and their comrades are a
genial party, and have enjoyed their tour i'm
| mensely. Mishaps have befallen them, in the
| way of al upset in bog, when all had to re-
moves1heir ''breeks" and bare-]ePged wade tt
| the shore of the bog. They laugh over such
| misadventures, and declare 1.-THE west," give nc
bounds to its vast extent. is glorious.
In this connection MIR. N. Higinbotham, of
Guelph, Ontario, large land owner in Mani.
toba. impaired much information regarding
he tilable area and cattle ranges of our neigh
Dor. Manitoba.
The commission will leave to- day for Chicago
en-route to Canada and thence home, when q
report IF their mission will be made with the
| assured result Of introducing many immi-
grants into tho farming regions of Ontario ARD
Manitoba, as we'll az to Minnesota and Dakota