Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-06-12
WESTERN cANADAS IMML
GRAFTON.
Rapid Settlement of the Wheat
Fields Lying North of the
40th Parallel.
IFrOm the chicago Record-Hcraid.l

LFrom the Chicago Record-Herald.l
Canada has santicipateda very heavy
immigration this year, and she now has
figures to show that she is actually
getting it in a way to meet all her
expectations. In the first four
months of this year the doors of the
Dominion opened to 4o.672 persons,
according to a report prepared by
the committee on agriculture and
colonization of the Canadian parlia-
ment. This is almost twice as large
as the immigration in the corre-
spending months last year, and fully
three times as large as in 1901, the
respective figures being 22,4s2 and
1898.
Most of these newcomers have
been attracted by the wheat lands of
the Northwest territories. They
have moved direct from Winnipeg g
and they have turned that city into
a great camp, in which they have
been fitting themselves out for the
last stage of their adventure for
new homes.
"Of the immigration of this spring
little over a third has come from
Great Britain, the figure being 16,-
457. This is three times as large as
the British immigration of the cor.
responding months of the preceding
| year, and it is within $500 of the
number of immigrants that the
United States attracted from Great
Britain and Ireland in the same
! period this spring. AS to the re-
mairder of the immigration into
Canada, 1870 settlers came from the
United States, so per cent. increase
over the preceding year, and 1o,44,
4 from Continental Europe, a 40 pei
cent. increase.
'These 4O,672 immigrants into
/ Canada may appear trifing in com
parison with the 297,o persons who
entered the United States in the
same period, but they are proper
tionately more important to the
country. Canada's population is one
fifteenth of ours. but her immigra
ton is now two-ifteenths as large a!
ours. 1t is worth remembering alsC
that Canada's immigrants are almos'
entirely of Anglo-Saxon and Teuton
ic races, while our immigration i.
now two-thirds made up of Romance
and Slav elements.
Speculation is natural as to tn,
future of Canada in her relations tC
the United States when her North
west territories are filled up, bu
the one absolutely certain fact of the
near future is that the United State!
is to have a great competitor in tn,
grain markets of the world'
The above editorial article taIe1
from the columns of the Chicag,
Record-Herald of Mayo Goth show
the condition of the Canadian I'm
migration, which as pointed out, ha
had a constant growth-a marvellous
ly increasing growth-for the pas
six or seven years, until this year,
is confidently assumed the increas
to Canada's population, by way o
Immigration, will exceed 100000
This is accounted for by the grea
agricultural resources which aboun,
there. 1t is no fairy tale, but tn
matter-of-fact experience of the ten
of thousands bear ample testimon.
to the wealth and riches in store TO
all who choose to accept of the OF
portunities offered.
Those who wish to learn more o
the country can secure illustrate
aliases, pamphlets, etc, giving ful
and reliable data issued under Gov
ernment authority, by applying t
any of the authorized agents of tn
Canadian Government. These agent
whose names appear below will quot
you the exceptionally low rates tha
take you to the free grant lands O
Western Canada and render you an
other assistance in their power:
H. NJ. Williams. Room 20, Lay
Building, Toledo. o.