The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-21
CANADA FILLING UP.
Thousands of Settlers Going There
From the States.
RESULTS ARE HARD TO PREDICT
J. HI. Haslam of Winnipeg Predicts u
Prosperous People Whatever PO-
litical Changes May Occur.

j. H. Haslam of Winnipeg, who is
probably the largest Individual land own
er in Canada is now in the twin cities,
looking after his business interests and
expects to take up his residence in st.
Paul for a year or so, the better to handle
his land business. Mr.. Haslam is a man
Of wide and varied experience, close
student Of American history and political
institutions, and thoroughly informed as
to all parts of Canada. He has made a
special study of sthe movement Of popu-
lation from the United States into western
Canada, just beginning Talking about it
and the development Of western Canada
he said:
There is no doubt in my mind that the
great development in the next decade is go
ing to take place on the Canadian side of the
boundary line. Between the Great lakes and
the Pacific coast there is a district as large
as Germany, Austria and France with in
finitely greater natural resources, andiis cap
able Of maintaining just as dense popula-
ton (and with a great deal more comfortl,
thon those magnificent European countries.
One who has not studied the matter can
have no conception of the great natural
wealth Of the Canadian northwest and Of
British Columbia. Almost everything minis
tering to the comforts and necessities of man
kind is found there-some of the finest forests
in the world, ineXhaustibe sources of iron
of avariee; and in addition to all this the
finest grain growing district in the world is,
in my opinion, in Manitoba and Assiniboia,
while the whole of the Canadian northwest is
adapted for small farms and cattle ranches.
In fact, the capabilities Of the Canadian
northwest with its magnificent pastures and
unlimited quantities of natural hay. to pro-
duce the very highest type of animal life
horses, cattle and sheep--are practically I'M
limited. This being the case, and in view
Of the fact that Canada is now receiving a
large share of the population from Europe,
which formerly was attracted to the north
western states, and in addition to this is re-
ceiying largely the overflow of the northwest
and the middewestern part Of this country
1T takes no prophet to see that the develop
ment there will be very much more rapid and
going on with the accelerated momentum
which comes with modern conditions. Any
| one who twenty years ago would have dared
to predict what has happened in the develop
ment of the northwestern states, would have
been pronounced fit subject for lunatic
asylum, and yet all this and more is going
to be repeated on the Canadian side of the
line.
Effect on Political Relations.
Speaking the future political relations
of Canada and the United States, Mr.. Has
lam was asked what, in his opinion, would
be the effect on public sentiment in the
Canadian Northwest Of the increasing
volume Of people going in there from this
side. He said: ..~-,-....s.
No doubt large number of the people go
ing into Canada from the United States at
the present time do not intend to renounce
their allegiance to the United States, or to
become citizens Of the British empire. They
no doubt take with them certain amount Of
prejudice against British institutions, and
naturally are very much attached to the
traditions and institutions of the United
States, but there is nothing on the other
side of the line that is in any way, or can
be in any way repugnant to the republican
sentiment of the people Of the United States
in fact in every essential of popular gov
eminent in Canada, they are freer, and the
will of the people is carried out with greater
amount of certainty and promptness than It
is in the United States. If the volume Of
people going in there is not to engulf the
present population there Is no doubt that they
will gradually become attached to the In
stitutons of their new home; but If, on the
other hand, the population locks In there in
the same way in which it has been pouring
into the American northwest for the last
fifteen or twenty years, it is hard to predict
whot will be the outcome, but IN any case,
there is very little doubt but that whatever
the result is, Canada will be the ultimate
home of great, happy, prosperous, free and
contented people. " --..'... -,