The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-12-15
A FEW NEW STATES
Mater al IN Canadian Provinces to
well the Union.
What would Accrue 20 United states
III Canada Came In-Immense
Territory and Vast
Resources.


lie Debat, Montreal paper, comes
out fiatfooted for Canadas union with
the United States, provided the prov
lnces of the dominion be admitted as
states Some Of them would be ad-
mitted thus on the consummation Of the
union. even if that event took place
tomorrow, says the Chicago Tribune.
Ontario, with its 2,225,O00 Of popula-
tion, its 1000 miles of railway, its
abounding fields Of wheat and barley,
its generous orchards, its immense
self-replenishing forests, its natural
wealth OF copper. nickel, iron, petrole-
um gas and salt, would make a state
which the entire union would hasten to
welcome Ontario borders upon four OF
the great lakes. upon Georgian bay,
Lake st. Clair. the Detroit river, the St.
Lawrence river Its natural facilities
for navigation in the heart of the North
American continent are plethoric, and
the few connecting links in the arteries
of water commerce which wearied ma
ture had neglected art has supplied.
These bodies If water are now the bar
riers Of trade between the United States
and Ontario, but were the union effected
they would soon become, instead. high
roads.
East of Ontario the Ottawa river and
the St. Lawrence meet the great city of
Montreal. in the province Of Quebec.
Montreal combines the advantages of a
seaport with an inland port, for the St.
Lawrence flows from il to the open
ocean in a stream of such width and
depth as to accommodate the argosies
Of the world, while canals enable the
barks of the five lakes to meet deep sea
ships in the continuous harbor which
surrounds the island OF Montreal Que
bee has a population of nearly 2 O00, 900.
noted as much for their industry and
thrift as for their detestation of race
suicide. Its people are farmers. lum-
bermen. salt and fresh water fishermen.
sailors and manufacturers. They exhibit
the same diversification Of industry and
enterprise as characterizes the eastern
states of this country, Quebec, like On
tario viii enter the union a fullfedged
state.
The three maritime provinces have
together nearly 100000 people--lum-
bermen and fishermen. hardy people Of
the sort celebrated by Kipling in Cap
tains Courageous The incorporation
OF such men and women as they are in
ouS nation would do much to Offset the
hundreds Of thousands Of the dregs OF
Europe which we yearly absorb through |
Castle Garden. The maritime provinces
would not be asked TO wait for state
hood. though 1t were we'll, indeed, |
either for the three to combine in one |
state. or else for New Brunswick and |
Prince Edward to unite The latter is
small TO be a separate state.
Columbia. in the northwest, is doub- |
ling its population each decade
Though its greatest length from north
west to southwest is 1850 miles. yet
rs wonderful seacoast has a length Of
10000 miles Undeyeloped as it is its
productions are already a considerable
of the wealth Of the whole
iOminion-its mines producing one
iixth Of Canadian metals, its fisheries
Of the Canadian catch Of fish
would make a glorious cap
stone 10 the column of Pacific states.
lis name was accorded II with prophetic
vision
Manitoba has over ESQ 900 Of inhab-
tants. It's numbers are swelling in al
mast equal ratio with Columbias. and
wo seats in the United States senate
ire waiting for IT.
The northwestern territories of Atha-
'asca Assiniboia. Saskatchewan and
alberta are rapidly filling with popu-
ation-much of II. indeed. being Amer
can. Whether they would be required
o serve an apprenticeship as territories
) a question which would be settled on
he same principles as we're applied to
lmost every state in the union except
be original thirteen Whenever their
population warranted they would be
Omitted as states.
Locally. the new states would have
he same rights Of self-government as
elong to the constituent parts Of the
resent United States Nationally they
'oud have two senators apiece at
Washington and representatives ac-
ording to population. Their national
.gislators would have exactly that part
] the formation Of national legislation
} which the federal system of govern
tent entities them. In the cabinet of
le president would sit members from
le new states. and whenever the wheel
political fortune made the proper
ivolution an inhabitant of the present
1minion Of Canada would be the presi-
snt Of the United States.