The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
THE WAY MADE EASY
How the Dominion immigration
Service Helps Settlers.
SOME IMMIGRATION FIGURES
Americans Are Now in the Majority
settlements Being Made in
over 100000 So. Miles.

J. Obed Smith, Dominion immigra-
ton commissioner, Winnipeg, comes in
contact with a great many new settlers.
He informed representative Of T h
Journal that already this year he has
met and conversed with over 400 dele
gates from the United States, most of
them while informing Mr. Smith that they
had found better land than that they came
from, say conditions are so similar that
they found 1t difficult to realize that they
were in Canada. AS to the extent or the
immigration movement Mr.. Smith said:
1t has grown enormously of late years. The
arrivals were 4,196 In 1896, 27,S57 in 1898, 81,
! 900 in 1900 and $4,000 in 1901 OF these the
corresponding numbers coming from the
United States were 40, 2,643, 5,79l and $4,000
respectively.
My own estimate for the present season is
o., 600 from the United States at the least;
! but am away under most Others Others
! tnink 5000 will come from across the bor-
der. From Europe our present information
! leads us to expect from 500 to 900 per week
from now on to the end Of May. The first
through train from South Dakota with 100
! passengers and So carloads effects passed
! Portal over the 500 line March 90 Yes, as
ian instance Of the careful selection We are
making not more than Of persons have
been reported ineligible arrival here
during the last two years. We are getting
a number Of splendid farm laborers from the
old country, who will sooner or later start
farming on their own account. Meanwhile
our farmers are getting richer and able to
hire more laborers: And / may say the
farmers are now building granaries to en-
able them to store and hold their wheat They
do not wish another experience OF the pres
eni seasons grain blockade
No, cant give you any absolutely correct
idea of what government land Is open for
homestead in Manitoba. 1t is being so rap
idly taken up. We try to keep posted on
other lands for sale, but property is so rap
idly changing hands there is no certainty in
the lists. OF the best of vacant lands for sale
arc Ind Winnipeg printed In 1900, at least two
thirds bave changed hands, so the list is
Obsolete al '''-' / .@'s'.. .'7 -.'
General Information.
Speaking generally of the attractions OF
western Canada and arrangements for the
convenience Of immigrants, Mr.. Smith
said:
An Open Empire.
The arabic and grazing lands of the Cana.
dian northwest comprise all the country west
Of the Red River and Lake Winnipeg as far
ps the Rocky Mountains, and from the inter
rational boundary nOrthward to the waters OF
the mighty Saskatchewan, and even beyonC
to Peace river, forming nearly 100000 squar,
miles, or 100000 900 acres Of LAM, most Of
which is suitable for grain growing or cattle
raising. Of this area. for the most par: GOV
sring Manitoba and her western sist 81 prov
inces probably seveneights is still unoccu
pied and open for settlement, although rap
idly filing UP as railway constr iction ad
vances, and to-day many American citizen
may be found who have taken HON sstead
,Ix- E,-y ,i1oe t1,No
nizing that few short years will find them
sslves SUI unded with friends from trei
own staTes. " .GH -
In the Ec rthern part of MANITOBA there ar
still a rumber of homesteads to be taken
and the Manitoba government-of which th