The sun., 1894-05-13

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Every .ew
days notices like the enclosed clipping crop up
in the newspapers here regarding the strong
emigration movement among some classes in
several parts OF the States for Canada, Tho
writer is an American. and guesses his fellow
countrymen have been taken In by Canadian
newspapers and their sxultane tone Of late on
the intense depression In the United States as
compared with here. The term exultant is
employed. as no other adjective can qualify
the demoniac glee OF the average Canadian
journal at any bit OF unfavorabie news con-
cerning the republic: and they betray tn cir In
tense jealousy and enviousness In nearly every
issue. As some may possibly have gotten the
idea that the Dominion 10 in an enviable shaps.
few facts gained from ten years experiences
all over this country may be of use to intend
In the first place. Canada has never been
In As good shane as during tho past twelve
ness. according to all the best conservstive
paDers so % We VI! have her g. her very best to
worst Travelling and seiling goods In both
places as rspresentative OF q European house
that exports. take an alternate trip in each,
Isct money in the states than here
oa.aTio snitcSs and I Serths.!Rs R 'STHqsn t.f9ito
riss without making more than enough
sfrtcry the a pas. nus Sonhs 10 m mi
bear nr out that business Is rotten. and eets
SSsb. further yS% 90 Failures 4:
border; For example. since Jan. l. according
to bradstrsers. there have been about ons-ffth
one.thirtesnth as many people in business;
and the percentage Of assets to liabilities would
statsmsnt Of any other civilized eountry' The
people IN the United States have been used to
She tssy 81 py SnfT p.Ges that
s1aesl. and saueAl hard; but to show that to-
day thsy consume three or four times as much
TO turn to the volume Of barter as repressnted
BY the bank clsarinRs from the principal eI-
81 400 0OO 0o5 In the United State. to ABOUT ABOUT
ing with only thirteen times as many peopIs.
or six times per capita
That proves the 4 IN orleans are still spending
think themselves 80 hard up com pared with
formerly and they get better value ior their
here. The cost OF living. especially 10 this vi
einity. is much higher than In any place in the
tsIes are sky high" water rates thrss to nna nna
times what they are there. and We pay more
sorts oi Tooea% goo goods. % stovss H SsTdsa%T.s sH sH%s
tools kltehsn utensils eroekery. all furniture.
bsrs are higher and not nearly 60 good: coal Il
nq1ntity is needed Lsrosens is twice as high s
twenty, to nfty per cent dsaTer. il The emi.
grant Is a farmer let him Pauss and inVsstl-
gate; Tales Of suffering and dsstitution are
the country and the hardships have BEEN
shown up 50 often in the English provincial
papers that Canadian i'm Migration is now moth
ing Al all from the old eOuntry. There IL very
little variety OF crops. and those are diffieuit
TO market on account Of the spArsely ssttIad
country and high freight rates Itis notorious
that Manitoba much laudsd as the banner ag-
with mortgages and getting worse. Although
as to quality the wheat there is second 10 none
lhs crops are nothing in quantity. Last year
thrSe bushels TO the acre. and for the past
tWelts years never to have exceeded 1--WE
what In htANeE's name 10 this alongside Of our
more prolihc pTairiesf 2 I have not seen a BIT
oI actual lmproVement hero in ten years and
IoIesee no brightness under the present con-
dltion OF Goysrnment and leading strings in
spite OF any little sDurt they may get from talk
Yg lYHg change Of base 60 some unthlnking
n R-shAke up the intending auittsrs I'M
MONTREAL. April 80. 1884.