The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-28
SECURE A FREE HOME
IN the Fertile Wheat Fields Of
Western Canada.

10 the hoitOr. lho emigration ot
Well-tO-do farmers from the United
States 10 the Canadian Northwest has
assumed such proportions that organ
lied efforts are now being made By
interested persons and corporations to
stem the tide. The efforts are being
initiated chiefly by railway and real
estate interests In the states from
which the bulk Of the emigration takes
place. The movement OF population
has taken from numerous states thou
sands OF persons whose presence
along railways In these states made
business for the transportation com
panies. Tho movement has also be-
come 30 widely known that It has pre-
vented the settlement OF vacant lands
along these lines. parties who might
have located there being attracted 10
the free and more fertile lands 0f Can.
ada The result Of the movement has
been that the railway companies not
only see the vacant lands along their
lines remain vacant. but they also see
hundreds Of substantial farmers who
have helped provide business for these
railways mose away and 80 cease their
contributions The farmers have
moved to Canada because they we're
convinced that Il would be to their
financial interest to do so. In moving
they have been inconsiderate enough
TO place their own financial interests
befcSe those Of the financial interests
Of the railway corporations.
In addition 70 the railway corpora
tions. real estate dealers are working
20 stem the flow Of emigrants. OF
course every emigrant who goes to
Canada means the loss OF commissions
on land deals BY real estate dealers.
Now a person has but to know what
tho interests are that are trying To
stop the fow 70 know what motive il
influencing their course. The emiRra.
eion means financial loss to railway
corporations and 10 real estate men.
These interests therefore are not d.
rectinG their opposition efforts out OF
any love for the departing emigrants
or out Of any high patriotic motives
siher. They are doing 20 purely from
selfish interests II is A matter OF dol
lars and cents with them. They are so
patriotic. they are so consumed BY
love for their fellow-citlzens, that they
want 70 prevent these fellow-eltizens
going tc Canada and getting free
farms OF TIE best wheat land in tho
world. and instead they want to make
thcm stay on high-priced farms in the
United states, where they will con
hnue TO pour money into the pockets
Of these railways and real estate men.
One Of the methods employed By
these interests 70 stem the tide q the
distribution Of matter to newspapers,
painting Canada in the darkest coloru.
These articles emanats chiefly from a
hureau In ct. Louis. They are sent
out Gt frequent intervals for nlmul-
eaneous qualifications. writer is en-
Dloyed At a high salary TO prepare ths
matter.
Moreover. statements absolutely al
variance with the truth have lately
been published broadcast. These ap-
pear chiefly IN what purport 70 be let
ters frum persons who are alleged 70
have gone 70 Canada and become dis.
Gusted with a. Only a few OF such
have been published. and they contaln
utntementH that are absurd in their
fAisity. whether the parties whose
names appear In connection with these
letters have ever been IN Canada, and,
II 90. their History while there, IL to
be thoroughly looked into. The dis
eovery Of their motive. ike the dis
eovery Of the metfve OF the interests
who are engineering the opposition,
may prove fllumining. In the mean
time. however, u may be pointed out /
that only few OF such letters have /
appeared, but since 1927 over $1,000 /
American settlers have gone TO ths 1
Canadian West Can any reasonable /
person auppoHe for q moment that II /
Canada was onequarter as bad as rep 4
resented ii these letters the $1,000 4
Americas now there would remain IN
the country; or. n tho Canadian West
bad not proved the truth Of all that
was claimed for II, the papers OF every I
state IN tie American Northwest
would not be'filled with letters saying
Eof Imagine 1900 aggressive Amer
leans deceived and nut making short
shift OF their decelvers. The fact iu
lie $1,000 are well satisfied and arc
their friends 70 follow
them.
Anyone Who sees any OF these dis
paraging letters should remember that
/ is railway and real estate interests
rho have from purely selfish reasons
organized = campaign So stem the
lev to Canada. n Canada were half
Is bad as represented there would be
10 mead Of such an organization. The
act that such exists IL Of itaelf = mag
ilfcent tribute 20 Canada. Finally II
hould not be forgotten that the letters
published arc hrimful OF fAlsehoods,
md that $1,000 satisfied Americans in
be Canadian West constitute a living
ROOF that such IL the case.
The Canadian Government Egent
rhoae name appears in advertisement
elsewhere IN this paper Is authorized
o give all information ~ 10 rates and
lands In Western Canada
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