The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-08-24
CANADIAN FACTS.
COMPARISON BETWEEN POPULATION
OF TWO COUNTRIES.

Figures That Give One an idea How Much
More Rapidly states South Of the Do
nainion of Canada Have Grown Than the
Country Under British Rule.
The area of British Columbia Is nearly
six times that of the adjoining state Of
Washington. Moreover, the population Of
the former region In 1871 was $1,000, while
that Of the latter was but $4,000. On the
other hand, while In 1891 the population OF
British Columbia had expanded only to
o7 900, that of Washington had increased by
1890 to $4,000 and is now considerably
greater Let us now pass eastward to the
second section of the Canadian Pacific,
which extends from Banff Hot Springs 10
Winnipeg distance of 922 miles The
area tributary to this section, including
Manitoba and five organized territories of
Canada, is about 500, 600 square miles, or 16
times that of the state of New York. Yet
the population of the whole region in 1891
was only 20s,OOO, or one person to four
square miles. 1t must not be inferred that
the settlement Of this part of British North
America began at a much later period than
did that of the contiguous states Of the
Union. The contrary is the case
A colony Of well to do families was
planted near Winnipeg as early as 1911.
Other colonies were soon afterward sent
out from England and were provided with
lands in the valley Of the Red River of the
North. Many years elapsed before the set
Element Of Minnesota began. In 1si7 St.
Paul had only three families of white In
habitants. The number Of newcomers in
1S4o was only 95, and the total population
Of the territory of Minnesota was at that
date less than 5000. What Is the state of
things today2 The inhabitants of the twin
cities Of st. Paul and Minneapolis alone
outnumber those Of all Canada west Of On
tario, while the population of Minnesota is
nearly one-third as large as that of the en-
tire Dominion. Could there be q more de-
cisive proof that Canada cannot attract Inn
migration while she remains dependency
of a European monarchy
We come next to the third section Of the
Canadian Pacific, which stretches from
Winnipeg to Sudbury In Ontario, dis
tance of 0sl miles. Contrast the popula-
tion of the area tributary to this section,
which does not exceed 5000, with that of
the contiguous states of Wisconsin and
Michigan, which In 1890 had respectively
1,6S6, $50 and 1908, ,SS9. The mineral re-
sources Of this region of the Dominion are
unquestionably great, but they must lie
dormant until the Canadians have perma-
nent free access to American markets or
sufficient population to consume their own
mineral products. The long winter which
prevails along this part of the railway and
the deep SHOWS add enormously to the op-
Grating expenses of the road.
The construction, indeed, Of this section
Of the line seems to have been a grave finan-
cial blunder, but it was defended in the Of
tawa parliament by the frank avowal that
IL was unsafe to transport immigrants to
Manitoba via Sault Ste, Marie and St Paul,
as before the immigrant trains could leave
st. Paul and Minneapolis they would be
deserted, and people brought from Europe
at the expense of the government of Can
ada would be lost forever in the United
States. Much the same thing may be said
Of the fourth section Of the railway, which
extends from Sudbury TO Ottawa, dis
tance of 1923 miles, through a sparsely set
tied but heavily timbered country. Here,
again, the mineral capabilities are of indis-
puted value, but like those of the third sec
tion they will never be turned to account
in the absence of political union with the
United States.
We have now followed the Canadian Pa
"a,
distance of 2, $50 miles How insignificant
must be the earnings from local traffic can
be judged from the fact that in the whole
interval there is only one town or city,
Winnipeg, with a population exceeding
5000, and not more than five other towns
containing over 1900 inhabitants
The fifth and sixth sections Of the Cana
dian Pacific carry us from Ottawa along
the north shores Of the Ottawa and st. Law
renee rivers to Montreal and Quebec and
thence through the northern parts Of Maine
and the provinces Of New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia to Halifax, q distance of up
ward Of 1000 miles. AS the fifth section
has to compete with the Grand Trunk rail
way, the local traffic upon 1t Is not now
profitable and can never be moro So seeing
that the exodus from the province Of Que
bee the past year has been equal to 8 per
cent Of the population, or 1900, and II con-
tlnued at this rate for 10 years would
amount to 10000. The sixth section of
the road runs for the most part through a
thinly peopled and poor agricultural coun-
try which, until its mineral resources are
developed, cannot pay the operating ex-
penses Of the road.
How much hope there Is Of developing
the mines under existing political condi-
tions may be estimated when we point out
that the gain in the population Of New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia between 1881
and 1891 was only ~ per cent. We hear
much of the coal mines of Nova Scotia and
Cape Breton. AS matter Of fact, IN 1890
they produced only about 100000, tons
while the output Of the American coal mines
In the same year was nearly 100, ,0o0, 900 tons
An equally significant contrast Is presented
In other mining industries. Pig iron has
been manufactured in Canada continuous
" for l66 years, yet in 1891 only q, ,77e tons
were produced, against nearly 100000
tons in the United States.
These statistics ought to be kept oontin-
1ally before the eyes of the Canadian peo- |
Pile They cannot be disputed or explained |
away by the advocates of the British con-
1ection. They spell despair and ruin, un-
ess the voters of the Dominion obey the |
instinct Of self preservation and resolve 10 |
snter the pathway of prosperity through |
political union with the United States
New York Sun.