The sun., 1893-03-20
CANADA AND OUR COUNTRY.
hMrRIcIN INTERESTS ON TIE OTHER
SIDE OF THE LINE

Represented Largely In the development
Of the Observation-Disclosures who Have
Gained Fame In CarNan, md some OF
Cnnadn's Girs 10 the United States.
OTTAWA. Ont. March 14.-The American CEN
sus shows that there are n million natives
OF Canada in tho United States How many
European persons thore arc in tho States
who dwet for awhile in Cahada there is no
means of asccrtaining. for they are credited In
the census returns not TO Canada but to Europe
1t is manifest however. from the Canadian re-
turns Of immigration and from the Canadian
census that the migration OF native and Euro
pean-born Canadians to tho United States ia
going on at the rate OF 100000 souls II ycar.
or no less than two per cent. per annum OF the
population. Sir Richard Cartwright estimates
that between 1881 and 1891 the m igration aver
aged over 10000 yoar While clinical fusion
Is thus In progress. American capital is rapidly
acquiring foothold In Canada. as II Il felt In
stinctively that political fusion was ut hand.
Beginning at the eastern extremity of tho
Dominion. the finest coal fields In Caps Breton
have Just been purchased by an American
syndicate, OF which Mr. II. NJ whitney Is the
head. Nova Scotia Is rich In coal and iron.
Tho Whitney company pays n royalty OF 12S
cents per ton and has q ninety nine years
lease. Another body OF American capitalists
has for some time owned the Drummond coal
mine in the county OF Pictou. The high Tories
are alarmed at these purchases The matter
was discussed In Parliament. the ultra-loyal.
lists urging the Dominion Government to veto
tho Nova Scotia legislation granting tho lease
to Mr.. Whitney. 1t was an absurd demand.
and the Premier. Sir John Thompson. himself
Nova Scotian, so characterized It. Ameri
cans are the principal owners OF the Nova Sco-
tia gold fields which lie along the southern
shore. and have gone largely into lobster can
Ming Maine firm has thirty or forty lobster
factories on the north shore. 1t is quite prob
able that Americans will shortly get hold OF
tracts OF iron land in Cape Breton.
In tho provinces OF New Brunswick and
Quebec Americans havo bought thousands OF
acres of land on which grow the white woods
used for making pulp. These white woods are
second or third growth timbor. In Ontario
Americans own many splendid tracts OF white
pine. The logs are hoated across the lakes
and sawn In the States. Some years ago the
Tories at Ottawa imposed all export duty on
logs with the view OF forcing the Americans to
do the saving in Canada The duty was re-
moved in consequence OF the threat in section
2lS OF the Mckinley act to maintain upon
sawn lumber shipped from Canada the old tax
OF So per thousand feet. instead of admitting
itat 81. But the Tories arc desirous of re-
imposing the export duty. They say that tho
forests are being stripped OF the best logs. and
Canadian labor derives no benefit from the
process They do not believe that Demo
i lumber The Fina nee Minister hints that the he
order in council without having to consult
Parliament. may reimpose tho export tax be-
Americans nre among Tho largest owners OF
the nickel deposits IN Northern Ontario; from
Tad
tario Railroad. which. starting at Prince Ed
ore; and viii ultimately be sxtenaed to the the
pickel country around sudbury In the neigh
mines. The latter will not be Of much value
sdmtsd ree to the Gnsd Staten Tss Silses Shs
tslet COMPANY. an american concern. mad. "a
Of nssr Su the vein
lake ilshsIiss. I % Trssh water il;h i admitted
See. owned y citizens e e ths United states"
IN order to get tile beneft 81 that provision
Ganadan Aldermen nntc. haye In many rlnees
quantities. Of whitensh arc caught in Lake
Huron and sent to the states. Trout; herring.
ese are es also os shippsd Amerioans s earry On
nshins opera ions ID Manitoba us well. chiefly
Oct. (. BesId IS these fish the waters OF Mani.
head, buffalo fsS. catfish, bike Ic. The cat.
ish Sometimes weigh tfirty hounds An
american mt SekirE m axes IL n business to
skin and doHspitate o. them SO as ( to destroy Their
Identity Ho then ships them cut up in pieces,
in Il Eritish Columbia American money is a
possessIon scoonnt Which Ie Enslend hns
on tho american Paoilc. Thus lar the Cana.
naE enc drsct mas cdpnnse m rne Ieopie fa
Amerran raiiroad svsteto' hit snch copnaco tme
VIII bn visiSls IN arowinn nI tor eaee.
tion. As II ia The sunremncv OF the iii sat.
nd WnS Tle ara pa as Ehigsn eiv 6y oi6tn
the influx OF native Ganadians from W Hanitobe
Sut name. By iar the xreater rart az
"a, s, trade tIISde ,1 O. British Col Iumbls i DONG
Bought @ TT two million dollars !" worth % of Brisish
sices mst9aa a1a Mmrn n E.ncf
tho value OF Slo46OO. and other British pos.
lana and The Rritish amnirn 2 sjnt~ 60 tSo IN nm