The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
SECURE A FREE HOME IN THE
FERTILE WHEAT FIELDS OF
WESTERN CANADA.

1OTIS are AO" OSaAS
ested persons and corporations TO
stem the tide. The efforts r being
initiated chiefly by railway and real
estate interests in the States from
which the bulk of the emigration
takes place. The movement Of popn-
lation has taken from numerous
states thousands Of persons whose
presence along railways in these
states made business for the trans
p~ortation companies. The move
ment has also become SO widely
known that it has prevented the set
tlement of vacant lands along these
lines, parties who might have locat-
ed there, being attracted to the free
and more fertile lands of Canada.
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 move away and so
cease their contributions. The
farmers have moved to Canada be-
cause they were convinced that it
would be to their financial interest
to do So. In moving they have been
inconsiderate enough to place their
own financial interests before those
Of the financial interests of. the rail
way corporations.
In addition to the railway corpora
tons, real estate dealers are work
ing to stem the flow of emigrants.
OF course every emigrant who goes
tc Canada means the loss OF COM
missions on land deals by real es.
tate dealers. Now a person has but
to know what the interests are that
are trying to stop the flow to know
what motive is influencing their
course. The emigration means fnan-
cial loss to railway corporations and
to real estate men. These interests
therefore are not directing their OPP
position efforts out of any love for
the departing e%migrants OF out Of
any high patriotic motives either.
They are doing SO purely from self
ish interests. 1t is a matter Of dol
lars and cents with them. They are.
so patriotic, they are so consumed
by love for their fellow citizens that
they want to prevent these fellow
citizens going to Canada and getting
free farms of the best wheat land in
the world; and instead they want to
make them stay on high priced farms
IN the United States where they will
continue to pour money into the
pockets of these railways and real
estate men.
One OF the methods employed by
these interests to stem the tide is
the distribution of matter to news
papers, painting Canada in the dark
est colors. These articles emanate
chiefly from a bureau in St. Louis.
They are sent out at frequent inter
walls for simultaneous publication. A
writer is employed at a high salary
to prepare the matter.
Moreover, statements absolutely at
variance with the truth have lately
been published broad cast. These an.
pear chiefly in what purport to be
letters from persons who are alleged
to have gone to Canada and become
disgusted with it. Only a few Of such
have been published and they on
tam statements that are absurd in
Their falsity. Whether the parties
whose names appear in connection
with these letters have ever been
IN Canada and if so, their history
while there, Is to be thoroupb1v
looked into. The discovery of their
motive, like the discovery Of the mo-
i've or the interests who are en-
glneerlng the opposition, may prove
lliumining. In the meantime, however
II may be pointed GU; that only a fa,v
OF such letters have appeared Int
since 1897 over $1,000 American set
tlers have gone to the Canadian
west Can any reasonable person
suppose for a moment that if Cana.
ia was one-quarter as bad as renre.
sented IN these letters the AZ ooo
americans now there would renal
IN the country; or, if the Canadian
west had not proved the truth Of All
tnat was claimed for it, the paners
VI every State in the American North.
west would not be filled with letters
saying SO? Imagine $1,000 agpress;vs
Ameracans deceived and not mak;na
short shift of their deceiyers TIL
fact is the $1,000 are We'll sa+;.aas
ana are encouraging their frier,ds -
follow them. ~
Anyone who sees any Of these dis,
paraging letters should rem.m Us.
that it is railway and real es.ata IS
terests who have from purely ss,sar
reasons organized a camns;an 1A' -
stem the flow to Canada. 4 San,a :.
were. half as bad as represented to-
would be no need of such an oraan;
a,'' ita.,, The fact that such exists i.
.. itself a magnificent tribute =
.anada. Finally it should not h. for
gotten that the letters publ;sbsd , an,
orlmtul of falsehoods and tha. ., a ane
satisfied Americans in the can oi;oo
9 constitute a living PROC, tha,
such is the case. po ina
me Canadian Government Aa.n.
whose name appears in advers;s.