The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-05-18
OFFICIAL PAPER OF TETON COUNTY
c. E. Tfescott, Publisher.
MORE ABOUT CAmDsTON.

Our attention has been called to the
fact that the article published in the
Acantha of April 27, relative to the i'm
migrants returning to the United States
after having experienced great hardships
at Cardston, Alberta, has aroused much
acrimonious discussion in Salt Lake,
Utah, the Deseret News libelling it as
"falsehood," "gross exaggeration" and
the like, after having received telegram
from the manager of the colony that
everything was roseate at Cardston and
Southern Alberta.
1t is not the wish nor intention of the
publisher to lend the columns of this
paper to injure in any manner any le-
gitimate business enterprise, whether it
be in Canada, the United States, or
elsewhere, and the article in question
was not published because we bore any
malice toward the managers of that
colony, but becawse we were then-and
now are-thoroughly convinced of its
truth.
1t will take considerably more than
the mere statement of Mr.. Card or any
OF his hired "press representatives" to
convince the people of Northern Mon
tana, who live along the main travelled
thoroughfare between Utah and AL
berta, that the average persons financial
condition can be in any manner i'm
proved by emigrating to that section of
"nine months winter and three months
late in the fall. We have seen too many
return from there during the past three
years to believe any of the fairy tales
concerning Southern Alberta that emin-
ste froH9 those who reap the harvest of
dollars from these poor emigrants. And
| the wonder is, as stated to us by the
parties who returned about month
ago, chat old Gard is not made the
principal of neck tie party for having
deceived the people in the shameful way
in which he has, concerning the condi-
items in that section"
That over a hundred families left
| Cardston and its vicinity last summer,
The Acantha states without fear of sue
cessful contradiction. We have been
reliably informed that as many more
| will pull out of there as soon as they
can travel with safety this summer
Everyone of them are worse off finan-
cially than when they crossed the inter
national boundary line going north.
Many of them are almost destitute.
The writer remembers very distinctly of
one family arriving here after having
enjoyed" the pleasures of ife," and
"God's blessing" in the vicinity of Cards
ton for couple of years, in such a di-
lapidated outfit that the good people OF
Dupuyer, through pity, made up a
small purse, purchased harness, etc
and presented it to them that they
might be able to continue their journey
to their old home ain the states"
In this connection it might not be
out of PLACE to state, that every spring
numbers of young men, unable to find
work at home at even the lowest OF
wages, flock into Teton county from the
Cardston district, and, by offering tc
work for less than the ruling wage
throw steady, reliable men out of EN-
ployment, that they may be able tx
make both ends meet and keep thei
families from being turned out of hous
and home.
All this being true, and it can b.
proven by dozens of witnesses, Card
indignant denial' and his statemen
that everybody is prosperous and happ,
in that section will find no believer.
here.
1t is the ardent wish of The Acanth'
that the people of Utah, who c9n
templat to emigrating into that sectiol
be appraised Of the real condition Q
affairs there. Then if they presist upo
going, all we'll and go9d. We will b
here to give them cordial welcome t
the United States upon their return.