The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-12
WESTERN CANAoNs IMMIGRATION.
Rapid SETTLEMENT Of the Wheat Fislda
Lyina North Of the 4oth Parallel.

From the chicago Rocord-tIcuid)
Canada has anticipated very
heavy immigration this year aud she
now has figures 10 show that she ia
actually getting It In q way to meet
an her expectations In the FIRST four
months OF this year the doors OF the
Dominion opened TO 40.672 persons.
according 10 a report prepared by the
committee on agriculture and coloui-
zation Of tho Canadian parliament.
This Is almost twice az large AS tho
immigration In tho corresponding
months last year. and fully three
times a. large as In 1901. the respec'
tive figures being 22.ts2 and 1889.
Most OF these newcomers have
been attracted by the wheat lands Of
the Northwest territories. They have
moved direct to Winnipeg and they
have turned that city into a great
camp. In which they have been ntting
themselycq out for the last stage Of
/ their advent ire for new homes.
"of the immigration OF this spring
little over third has come from
Great Britain. the figure being l6.4bf
This Is three times as large a. tho
British immigration Of the correspond
ing months of the preceding year. aud
Il ls within $500 Of the number OF
Immigrants that the United States az.
tactod from Great Britain aud Ire
land In the came period this spring.
As TO the remainder OF the immlgra
ton into Canala 1917 settlers came
from the United States, a 90 per cent
increase over the preceding year, aud
i0.4i5 from Continental Europe, "A 40
per cent increase.
These i0.672 immigrants into Can
ada may appear trining In compau
son with 297O7O persons who entered
the United States IN the same period
but they are proportionately more I'm
portant TO the country. Canada'a pop
ulatlon il oueniteonth OF ours. bu
, her immigration IA now twohfteenthl
/. as large as ours. II Va worth remem
/ boring also that canada'A immigrant
are almost entirely Anrioaaxon am
! Tcutonic races. while our lmmigra
D ton Is now twOthirda made up o
10 Romance and clav elements"
Speculation Is natural as 10 hl
, future OF Canada In her relations e
the United States whom her North
west territories are nllcd up. but th'
ono absolutely certain fact OF the noa
future ~ that the United States is a
nave a great competitor In the grail
, markets OF the world"
The above editorial article takol
, from the columns OF the Chicago Rec
ord-Heruld OF May goth. shows th
, condition OF the Canadian lmmlgra
ton. which AZ pointed out. has had
constant growth-a maryellously Ia
creaslng growth for the past six o
, seven years. until this year. Il IL cor
, ldently assumed the increase 10 Car
, adns population, by way Of immigra
, 1 ton, will exceed 100000 This Ia n,
counted for by the great agriculture
T, resources which abound there Il
/, no fairy tale. but the materoffac
experience Of the tens OF thousand
bear ample testimony 10 the wealt
and riches In store for all who ohoos
10 accept OF tho opportunities o.
fered.
=. Those who Wish To learn more q
I, the country can secure Illustrated al
|. lasos, pampf let's, etc. giying full nn
rellphle dsta issued under government
authority. by applying 10 any OF N
, authorized agents Of the Canada
. government These agents who's
, names appear below will quote go
the exceptionally low rates that TAX
you 10 the FREQ grant lands Of Yves
ern Canada and render you any othe
= assistance In their power
BENJAMIN Davies, Great Falls MOI
. tana