The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-05-01
SECURE A FREE HOME
IN the Fertile Wheat Fields OF
Western Canada.


To the Editor: The emigration o.
wsll-tO-do farmers from the United
States to the Canadian Northwest has
assumed such proportions that organ
lied Efforts are now being made By
interested persons and corporations 20
stem the tide The efforts are being
Initiated chiefly BY railway and real
estate interests N 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. The movement has also be
come so widely known that it has pre-
vented the settlement OF vacant lands
along these lines. parties who might
have located there being attracted 70
/ the free and more fertile lands OF Can
/ ada The result Of the movement has
| been that the railway companies not
/ only see the vacant lands along their
J lines remain vacant, but they also see
! hundreds OF substantial farmers who
/ have helped provide business for these
| railways move away and 50 cease their
/ contributions. The farmers have
moved 10 Canada because they were
/ convinced that il would be 10 their
| financial interest TO 90 So In moving
/ they have been inconsiderate enough
TO place their own financial interests
| before those OF the financial interests
/ Of the railway corporations
In addition 10 the railway corpora
| ticns. real estate dealers are working
/ 10 stem the flow OF emigrants- OF
! course every emigrant who goes 10
/ Canada means the loss OF commissions
/ On land deals by real estate dealers
/ Now a person has but 10 know what
| the interests are that are trying 70
/ stop the how 10 know what motive is
| influencing their course. The emigra-
/ ton means financial loss 10 railway
/ corporations and TO real estate men
| These interests therefore are not d.
recting their opposition efforts out OF
/ any love for the departing emigrants
OF out OF any high patriotic motives
| either They are doing so purely from
/ selfish interests II is a matter OF dol
! lars and cents with them. They are SO
/ patriotic. they are so consumed BY
I love for their feliOw-citiZens. that they
/ want to prevent these fellOw-ciuZens
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 viii con-
| tinue to pour money into the pockets
| Of these railways and real estate men
| One Of the methods employed BY
| these interests 20 stem the tide IS the
distribution OF matter 70 newspapers,
! painting Canada in the darkest cOlors-
/ These articles emanate chiefly from a
/ bureau in ST. Louis. They are sent
/ out at frequent intervals for stimuli
| taneOus publication A writer is en-
ployed al a high salary 10 prepare the
matter.
Moreover. statements absolutely az
variance with the truth have lately
| been published broadcast. These ap-
] pear chiefly in what purPort 70 be let
| tiers from persons who are alleged TO
have gone 10 Canada and become dis
gusted with IT, Only a few Of such
| have been published. and they contain
/ statements that are absurd in their
/ fslsity. Whether the parties whose
/ names appear in connection with these
/ letters have ever been in Canada and.
i n so. their history while there. is 70
/ be thoroughly looked into. The dis
/ covery OF their motive. Ike the dis
| covery Of the motive Of the interests
| who are engineering the opposition.
may prove 5llumininE. In the mean
/ time however. u may be pointed out
I that only a few Of such letters have
/ appeared. but since 1897 over 1000
American settlers have gone 70 the
| Canadian West Can any reasonable
person suppose for a moment that II
Canada was One-Quarter as bad as rep
resented In these letters the $1,000
Americas now there would remain in
the country or. If the Canadian West
/ had not proved the truth Of all that
| was claimed for IL. the papers Of every
state in the American Northwest
I would not be filled with letters saying
| so2 Imagine $1,000 aggressive. Amer
/ leans deceived and not making short
/ shift OF their deceivers. The fact is
/ the $1,000 are well satisfied and are
| encouraging their friends 70 follow
them
Anyone who sees any Of these dis
/ paraging letters should remember that
| IL is railway and real estate interests
who have from purely selfish reasons
organized a campaign 70 stem the
flow 10 Canada II Canada we're half
as bad as represented there would be
no need Of such an organization. The
fact that such exists is Of itself mag
nihcent tribute 20 Canada Finally q
should not be forgotten that the letters
published are brimful OF falsehOOds,
and that 81 600 satisfied Americans IN
the Canadian West constitute a living
proof that such Is the case
The Canadian Government agent
whose name appears in advertisement
elsewhere in this paper Is authorized
70 give al information as 10 rates and
available lands in Western Canada
a Great Comfort
The Rev ToHu & T--o- a. che dr.