The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-02
GOING BACK TO CANADA.
Improved Agricultural Conditions bringing
About the Repatriation Of MANY CItizens.

QUEBEC. Aug SI.-The tide Of travel between
the New England States and the French-Cana-
dian districts Of the province OF Quebec has
changed very materially OF late. For many
years there was a large emigration every sum-
mer from French Cana IA TO the manufacturing
centres OF New England. many hundrei Is Of
young men and young women leaving their
Canadian farm homes 10 seek employment
in the factories or brickyarcs Of New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and Massachusetts Now all
this IL changed. Not only Is there scarcely
any emigration to-day from the farming dis
tricts OF the province Of Quebec to the manu-
featuring towns Of the Eastern States. but
there is actually a current Of emigration run
ming the other way. The railway people re-
port that it has long been customary about
this season of the year for many residents
Of the New England States Of French-Cana ian
extraction TO come up to tanaia for a trip
ana for n visit 10 the old folks az home. But
this summed the nature of this travel has con-
siderahlv changed, and instead OF one or two
members of n family al q time making this
trip. whole families are returning 10 Canaaa
toGether. bag ana baggage, again to take up
their residence in their own country Many
of these people are returning with the unitei
farms or 10 buy new ones in their old parishes
or in some OF the new and fertile ~isiriCts opened
up for colonization by new lines OF railway.
This new movement Ct Professionalism
repatriation is due 10 a variety of causes, chief
among which. perhaps, are the now and un-
usual prosperity that has attended The asst year
or two OF agriculture operations in Canada and
the growing belief Of the French-C Canadian
peopie, wherever DISPERSED, in the approaching
control OF the d~estinies. !f not Of t'c whole
Dominion 81 Cauada, a. least Of IL entire cast
ern nart. by a New World nation ~ French
origin; terminating he laneuage re ,redi.
whence their fathers came. in that new France
which II is their frrin determinntion 20 re
OF Angio-Savon influence and control.
The Increased agricultural prosperity of
Lower Canada has been very marked within the
ments have about tired ~ the id'e dream 50 lone
indglged, of reclrrociiy in natural products with
for Canadian, dairy, products in England ard
France, established refrigerator service on
board the steamships earning such produce Ia
Europe, and o'ened butter and cheese fac
tories with a prorer system ~ government
sureryisiop and inipection The prosIerity
those Canadian farmers who remained az home,
and Il doing more 90 hiring back Frrnch-Cara-
dian settlers from the United States than all The
ottawa and Quebec for the purpose ~ Send ne
repatrtation agents 10 the United States 10 in
dmoe me FTenCh-C anadlaTs settled there 10 re-
80 much moncv thrown away FOR mere Senti-
ment. because those who were the objects ~ il
forded in the Province 81 Ouebec the corfnrt
and prosperity which they enioyed as factory
oueratiyes in the manufacturing towns of New
England
Not only Is there a largo return NJ former
Canad ans from their late American homes This
wear. but there IL p reduction n AZ least 20 T.ar
sent in the volume Of Canadian emigration ~
the United States In fact. there il n very
small PROPORTION 81 agricnltIrists among Cana
dian cmigrants to tho l nitcd Stato~ AZ prc-cut.
tho great bulk Of those who now leave their
Canadian homes 10 tempt fortune on the other
side OF tho international boundary being either
day laborers or young men 81 talent and edica-
ton who can find no field for their ambition in
the contracted surroundings Of their native
land.