Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-04-17
SECURE A FREE HOME
In the Fertile Wheat Fields of
Western Canada.

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 vi 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 CON-
panies. The movement has also be.
come SO widely known that 1t has pre-
vented the settlement OF vacant lands
along these lines. parties who might
have located there being attracted to
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
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
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 railway corporations.
In addition to the railway corpora
lions, real estate dealers are working
to 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
the interests are that are trying to
stop the flow to know what motive is
influencing their course. The emigra-
ton means financial loss to railway
and to 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
either. They are doing so purely from
selfish interests. 1t is 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 con-
tinue 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
of matter to newspapers,
Canada in the darkest colors.
These articles emanate chiefly from
bureau in st. Louis. They are sent
out at frequent intervals for stimuli
.aneous publication. A writer is EN-.
ployed at high salary to prepare the
matter.
Moreover. statements absolutely at
variance with the truth have lately
been published broadcast. These ap-
pear chiefly in what purport to be let
.ers from persons who are alleged to
nave gone to Canada and become dis
yusted with it. Only a few of such
lave been published, and they contain
that are absurd in their
alsity. Whether the parties whose
James appear in connection with these
etters have ever been in Canada, and,
f so, their history while there, is to
,e thoroughly looked into. The dis
'overy of their motive. like the dis
,overy of the motive of the interests
Who are engineering the opposition.
nay prove illumining. In the mean
ime, however, it may be pointed out
hat only few Of such letters have
but since 1897 over $1,000
American settlers have gone to the
Canadian West. Can any reasonable
,erson suppose for moment that If
canada was one-Quarter as bad as rep
esented in these letters the $1,000
Americns now there would remain in
he country; or. If the Canadian West
lad not proved the truth of all that
vas claimed for it, the papers of every |
tate in the American Northwest |
vOulu HUI Ue Hlcu Will lcttSlS ody lu6
O? Imagine $1,000 aggressive Amer
cans deceived and not making short |
hift of their deceivers. The fact is |
he $1,000 are well satisfied and are |
ncouraging their friends to follow !
hem.
Anyone who sees any of these dis
araging letters should remember that |
/ Is railway and real estate interests |
Tho have from purely selfish reasons
rganized campaign to stem the |
ow to Canada. II Canada were half
s bad as represented there would be
o need of such an organization. The
act that such exists is of itself mag
if1cent tribute to Canada. Finally it
hould not be forgotten that the letters
ublished are brimful of falsehoods, |
nd that $1,000 satisfied Americans in
he Canadian West constitute living |
roof that such is the case.
The Canadian Government agent |
hose name appears in advertisement
lsewhere in this paper is authorized
, give all information as to rates and
valuable lands in Western Canada.
Cures Drunkenness.
A traveller has made the observation
hat coffee-drinking people are very
eldom given tn drunkenness, In Bra