The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18

Calgary N T. Oct.17.
ONE Of the most significant movements Of the time
is the settlement and rapid development Of the
Canadian northwest On account Of Americans
greatly outnumbering all other nationaes among the
Immigrants it has been popularity styled the Amer
lean invasion of Canada What viii be the outcome
this influx Yankees into the domain of John Bull?
Win they Americanize the country viii they be con-
verted into British subjects? These are questions
which being discussed both sides Of the line.
Canada is astir. There is new life in the air. What
does It al mean? Is a nation really being born? And
# So its birth menace United SteIes interests?
It is most engaging problem. The attitude Of the
Canadian is the first consideration. American
American settlers are largely responsible for the
boom the dominion. Does the Canadian appreciate
1erbIorg Ne 5s t fI e. a ad Hostile Than he
has ever BEEN This seems strange but It is true The
towing might lie in the fact that there are very good
times in the United States. Probably the Canadian
boom is overflow Of prosperity. There
many things which lend color to this suggestion.
Take instance the excursion business OF the
railroads The American lines running to the Pacific
coast secured several big conventions which were held
during the past summer. They made joint low rates
and advertised extensively So many Of their tourists
came BACK over the Canadian Pacific railway mat IN
addition to those who went regular trains, twenty
specials were put on to accommodate them The day
ett vancouver for the east was told that II would
be necessary TO several more specials that week
The American railroads created this business for the
Canadian Pacific but they get credit FOR It. Amer
lean tourists spend thousands of dollars in Canada
contributes in a large measure to Canada's prosperity
Her people look for it and depend upon it. but they
don't love the Americans bit for bringing ii to
them.
We are all creatures Of environment but Canada
won't acknowledge this argument. Our neghbors in
the dominion being warmed into life account Of
their proximity to the great Industrial blaze in the
United States but they won't admit it. They offer
every explanation but the right one. Without going
further into the discussion will be well to give the
Canadian attitude requested Mr. R p Cosneu who
IS prominent government official of British Columbia,
and a man Of high standing in Canada, to state as
Amercn readers wanted to know how their neighbors
regarded the big questions which concern them both
Mr. GosneH makes his points temporarily His state
ent is conservative than the utterances Of the
average canadian or the expressions OF the dominion
THE probematical relations Of Canada with the
United States have always been very interesting
subject for students American political economy.
and commercial-of the two halves of the North Amer
jean continent have caused distinguished Cana
the mass of the people of the United States the ef
feet that the destiny OF these two great and free
,no their forces and co down the aces For better or
for worse. ard indissouble. But believe voice
say that the reasons upon which such conclusions are
founded when investigated obviously sound
as they may appear on first blush. High sounding
epigrams are often dangerous guides to political
DOM and accept incautiousIy what as
been promised in the present instance
Between the years 1854 and 1866 Canada,
then consisted Of four distinct colones-OntarO and
Quebec Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Ed
Ward island win poluiauon OF ABOUT Z,oOOOOO-en-
1oyed rare degree OF prosperity under treaty Of
OF the mistaken notion Canada had sympathized
tent also because thought that Canada had the
best of the bargain. BY the abrogation treaty
Canada suffered from restricted markets and period
OF serious depression ensued Arguing that certain
cause produces certain effect. a great many
meaning persons in Canada reasoning from the pros
perity Of those years attributed it reciprocity
out reference 10 the conditions which the
United states at the time In the way people
commercial life because during nsrioJ -bo AZ
other nations Of Europe had not started career
Of industrial expansion under systems protection
they enjoyed undisputed and indisputabe commercial
ascendency. II not taken into that in the
United states, owing to the disturbed and upturned
state Of affairs production parayzed and the de-
mand for Canadian products exceptional. As
consequence Canada endeavored various times TO