Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-16
md A FREE HOME
CATTLE Wheat Fields OF
. eastern Canada.

eus canadian Northwest mas
70 mJ proportions that organ
pe co.. ss~ are now being made by
enO,'y nersons and corporations to
F Sc t t The efforts are being
l y chiefy by railway and real
'si interests in the states iron. from
-. .n hnlk of the emigration takes
'r The movement of population
-, ,D from numerous states thou
aA y. nersons whose presence
.";,rays in these states made
&c .sI for the transportation COM
ss' The movement has also be-
- widely known that it has pre-
>. ,ho settlement of vacant lands
.s s lines, parties who might
,e ,s there being attracted to
~, S' and more fertile lands of Can
n ME- result of the movement has
, an the railway companies not
sse the vacant lands along their
~, ,smain vacant, but they also see
nd. .s Of substantial farmers who
,e1ued provide business for these
~. .s.1 move away and so cease their
buttons. The farmers have
! tn Canada because they were
.eed that it would be to their
10, interest to do so. In moving
hove been inconsiderate enough
,eo their own financial interests
those of the financial interests
railway corporations.
addition to the railway corpora
rpal estate dealers are working
am the flow of emigrants. OF
every emigrant who goes to
IA means the loss of commissions
nd deals by real estate dealers.
person has but to know what
interests are that are trying to
the flow to know what motive is
sncjng their course. The emigra-
means financial loss to railway
nations and to real estate men.
interests therefore are not di-
Ne their opposition efforts out OF
love for the departing emigrants
ut of any high patriotic motives
:. They are doing so purely from
h interests. 1t is a matter of dol
md cents with them. They are so
otto, they are so consumed by
for their fellow-citizens, that they
to prevent these fellow-citizens
to Canada and getting free
Of the best wheat land in the
and instead they want to make
stay on high-priced farms in the
ed States, where they will con-
to pour money into the pockets
ese railways and real estate men.
e Of the methods employed by
interests to stem the tide is the
button of matter to newspapers,
Ting Canada in the darkest colors.
articles emanate chiefly from a
hu in St. Louis. They are sent
It frequent intervals for stimuli
bus publication. A writer is en-
ID at a high salary to prepare the
Esr.
brewer, statements absolutely at
luce with the truth have lately
published broadcast. These ap-
chiefly in what purport to be let
from persons who are alleged to
gone to Canada and become dis
I'D with it. Only a few of such
been published, and they contain
enents that are absurd in thei:
IT, Whether the parties whose
les appear in connection with these
have ever been in Canada, and,
their history while there, is to
thoroughly looked into. The dis
'y OF their motive, like the dis
|F Of the motive of the interests
are engineering the opposition,
prove illumining. In the mean
however, it may be pointed out
only a few of such letters have
Pared, but since 1897 over $1,000
F1ean settlers have gone to the
adlan West. Can any reasonable
90 suppose for a moment that if
va was one-quarter as bad as rep
med in these letters the $1,000
4ens now there would remain in
country; or, if the Canadian West
not proved the truth of all that
Claimed for it, the papers of every
in the American Northwest
q not be filled with letters saying
imagine $1,000 aggressive Amer
deceived and not making short
o. their deceivers. The fact is
slOoo are we'll satisfied and are
a1asing their friends to follow
Pgone who sees any of these dis.
sng letters should remember that
railway and real estate interests
nave from purely selfish reasons
[aned a campaign to stem the
% Canada. If Canada were halt
"a as represented there would be
= OF such an organization. The
'lat such exists is of itself a mag.
Fsat tribute to Canada. Finally ii
|.a not be forgotten that the letters
fsaed are brimful of falsehoods,
! ,aat $1,000 satisfied Americans in
canadian West constitute a living
mat such is the case.
! Canadian Government agent
= name appears in advertisement
.uere in this paper is authorized
k.e all information as to rates and
A0le lands in Western Canada.
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