The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-19
WESTERN CANADA's IKMI
@ GRAFTON.
Rapid settlemeat ef the Wheat
g. Fields Lying North OF the Js.@ E..
10th Parallel. ="

lFrom the Chicago Record Herald.1
Canada has anticipateda very heavy
immigration this year, and she now has
figures to show that she is actually
getting it in a way to meet all her
expectations. In the first four
months Of this year the doors of tho
Dominion opened to 40.672 persons,
according to report prepared by
the committee on agriculture and
colonization of the Canadian parlia-
ment. This is almost twice as large
as the immigration in the CORE
spending months last year, and fully
three times as large as in 1901, the
respective figures being 22,4s2 and
1898.
''Most of these newcomers have
been attracted by the wheat lands of
the Northwest territories. They
have moved direct from Winnipeg
and they have turned that city into
great camp, in which they have
been fitting themselves out for the
last stage of their adventure for
new homes.
'Of the immigration of this spring
o little over a third has come from
Great Britain, the figure being 49,
457. This is three times as large an
the British immigration of the cor
responding months of the preceding
year. and it is within $500 of the
number of immigrants that the
United States attracted from Great
Britain and Ireland in the same
period this spring. AS to the re.
maindcr of the immigration into
Canada, 1870 settlers came from the
United States, so per cent. increase
over the preceding year, and 10,445
from Continental Europe, q 40 per
cent. increase.
'"These 40,672 Immigrants into
Canada may appeal; trifling in COM
parison with the 291 ,070 persons who
entered the United States in the
same period. but they are proper
tionately more important to the
country. Canada's population is one
fifteenth of ours. but her imlnigra-
ton is now two-ffteenths as large a.
ours. It is worth remembering also
that Canada's immigrants are almost
entirely of Anglo-Saxon and Teuton-
ic races, while our Immigration is
now two-thirds made up Of Romance
and Slav elements.
Speculation is natura. as to tho
future of Canada in her relations to
the United States when her North
west territories are filed up. but
the one absolutely certain fact of the
near future is that the United States
is to have great competitor in the
grain markets of the world"
The above editorial article taken
from the columns of the Chicago
Record-Herald of Maya goth shows
the condition of the Canadian I'm
migration, which as pointed out, has
had constant growth-a marvellous
1y increasing growth-for the past
six or seven years, until this year, it
is confidently assumed the increase
to Canada's population, by way of
immigration, will exceed 100000.
This is accounted for by the great
agricultural resources which abound
there. 1t is no fairy tale, but the
matter-of-fact experience of the tens
of thousands bear ample testimony
to the wealth and riches in store for
all who choose to accept Of the OPP
portunities offered.
Those who wish to learn more Of
the country can secure illustrated
aliases, pamphlets, etc.. giving full
and reliable data issued under Gov
eminent authority, by applying to
any of the authorized agents of the
Canadian Government. These agents
whose names appear below will quote
you the exceptionally low rates that
take you to the free grant lands of
Western Canada and render you any
other assistance in their power:
E. Il. Holmes. 315 Jackson St., St,
Paul, MINI.
T. O. Currie. Room ~ B Callahan
Building, Milwaukee. Wis.
w. II. Rogers, Box TIC, Watertown,
s. D.
c. Pilling, 317 Kittson Ave-, Grand
Forks, N. ID.
]. NJ. MacLachlan. 3O7 Third St..
Wausau, Wis.
Benjamin Davies, Great Falls, Mont.