The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
CANADA FILLING Up
Thousands Of Settlers Going There
From the States.
RESULTS ARE HARD TO PREDICT
j. H. Haslam Of Winnipeg Foresees a
Prosperous People Whatever Po-
litica1 Changes May Occur.

j. H. Hasiam of Winnipeg, who is prob
ably the largest individual land owner in
Canada, gave h e j our n a | an inter-
view on March 81 that is so good that it
is worthy of reproduction second time.
1t is as follows:
There is no doubt in my mind that the great
development in the next decade is going 20
take place on the Canadian side of the ,boun-
Diary line. Between the Great Lakes and the
Pacific coast there is district as large as
Germany, Austria and France, with Infinitely
greater natural resources, and as capable of
maintaining just as dense population land
with great deal more conrfort as 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 Co
lumbia. Almost everything ministering to
the comforts and necessities of mankind is
found there-seme of the finest forests in the
world inexhaustible sources Of iron and COAL
gold and silver beyond the dreams of avarice
and, in addition to all this, the finest grain
growing wistrict in the world is in my opin-
ION, in Manitoba and Assiniooia, while the
whole Canadian northwest is adapted for small
farms and cattle ranches. In fact, the capa-
bilities CT the Canadian northwest with its
magnificent pastures and unlimited quantities
of natural hay, to produce the very highest
are practically unlimited. This being the case,
and in view of THE fact that Canada is now
receiving large share If the population from
Europe which formerly was attracted to the
northwestern states, and IN addition to this,
is receiving largely the overflow of the north
west and the lniddle-weatern part OF this
country-it takes no prophet to see that the
development there will be very much more
rapid and going on with the accelerated mo-
a..
Any one who, twenty years ago. would haye
dared to predict what has happened in the
development Of the northwestern states, would
have been pronounced fit subject for a lu-
ratio asylum, and yet all this and more is
going to be repeated on the Canadian side OF
the line.
Effect on Political Relations
Speaking of the future political rela-
tions of Canada and the United States, Mr..
Haslam was asktd what in his opinion,
would be the effect on public sentiment
in the Canadian Northwest Of the in
creasing volume Of people going in there
from this side. He said;
No doubt a large number of the people GO
ing into Canada from the UnRed. 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
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, hut there is nothing on the other
side of the line that is in any way, CT 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 tbs
will of the people is carried out with a greater
amount of certainty and bhomptness than II
is in the United States. If the volume OF
people going in there is not to engulf the
present population there is not doubt that they
will gradually become attached to the in
stituticns of their new home; hut II, on tae
other hand, the population focks in there In
the same way in which it has been pourinl
into the American northwest for the last