Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20
MAKE THE BEST SETTLERS.
Says the Mormons do Not Devote
Themselves 10 Speculation.

VIII J. white. one u the chiefs OF the
immigration bureau " Canada. says
that great colonies of Mormons and
Russian peasants are being established
In northern and western Canada. Mr.
white. according to the Denver News.
arrived In that city ON Tuesday from
Salt Lake. where he held several con-
forcnccs with leaders 81 the Mormon
church 10 make arrangements for the
removal u farmers 20 Canadian terri
tory. Ills purpose In stopping over In
Denver was 10 pay a visit to his cousin.
Attorney william Y. Robinson. whom
he had not seen for nineteen years.
The visitor spent a very pleasant day
viewing the sights ~ the city. and left
Tor the East last night
In the United statca.' says Mr.
White, "wc have about .uo agcniH, !
have charge VI them. and am now % a
tour OF INSPECTION. Last year a.,vVo
new rcttiern reached Canada from the
old countries. aud about 1900 from the
United states This year We expect
n. 900 russian peasants. who have been
perHccutcd IN their native country and
driven from their homes. Permission
has been received from the ear Ia take
these people 10 Canada. ana nearly
:, 500 81 them have already been landed
on American soil This year We WIN
take In between 1900 and 1900 H"t.
tiers from the United States. princi-
paily from Iowa. Indiana aud Wiscon-
sin. Lands In those Htntcr cost great
deal, aud the young fellows who are
growing up into manhood arr looking
for n country where they may sHtnb-
llah homes for themselves at little cost.
They can get free homestead lands IA
Canada. where cScslicnt opportunities
are offered. A good deal ~ railroad
building IN being don. this year. and
In newer canada alone about loo miles
Of nilroad viii be butt. This part of
IN. country has been opened only about
eighteen years.
Under our laws II ~ not necessary
that a man become citizen until he
gets patent on his land. which ~ ,hn
obtain at the expiration OF thrc" ycafn.
Each head ~ "a family IN provided 100
acres free of cost In certain parts "
the country Land under Irrigation
bitches may be bought for 40 per
acre.
THE Mormona arc settling In the
south Alberta districts. which are now
being opened by irrigation. They now
have "a town called cariHtnn. with 400
Inhabitants. Fifteen hundred Mor.
arrangements have been made Tor i,soo
more. The MormonH make the best
settlers, ~ they are hard workers and
DO not devote their time 60 speculation,
Poiygamy viii not be- practicod.
THE American newspapers and rnil-
roads are helping ~ IN our work. From
some of the middle states We have en-.
curalonH twice q week into Canada. and
feature 81 the work u the depart
ment II that We give frequent cNcur-
niuns for the members " the press.
Tho National Editorial association ~
tho United States may 10 through
Canada this year. We have $4,000
square miles N territory 20 mn. aud
large part Of Il u the best wheat coun-
try III tho world.
"in Germany. Norway and Sweden
the british lsiea France and Russia
We have over 800 agents. Shiploads ~
emlgrnntH arrive at Canadian ports
every few weeks. Recently Hhipload
u 2so0 settlers reached Canada.
"Our department makes no unort Ca
interest miners Ia uur country Miners
viii 10 wherever they can md gold, be
n In Canada or the United States. We
want the farmers and nEriculturiHtn.
aud offDr them the hest Inducements
We can Hon. ciinord sifton. very
bright and energetic man, Nv nt the
head of the immigration department.
ANA has done a great deal ~ good
work.
II wish 10 say that the Dominion
Government has the kndeHt feeling to-
wards tho United States. Canada
Hcomu 90 BE- anxious tn cement this
feeling 20 that II cannot be- broken
During The Spanish Amcrican war
prayers We're Onorcd In our churches
fnr the aucccsa NJ tho American forces"
Mr whites home n az brandon,
Manitoba tie was formerly the cdi-
tor ~ the Brandon sun. lie spends
much or hia time nt Ottawa.